AdaptTable for Element Plus

Filtering in Element Plus

Declare what a column filters by and the table builds the form: text with its operators, number and date ranges, multi-select checkboxes and a yes/no choice, each using Element Plus controls.

Filters opens as an anchored popover or as a drawer, with an AND/OR tree at the top for what one row of inputs cannot say. Header funnels filter one column in place, and every active filter shows as a chip that removes itself.

Filter state lives in the versioned URL, so a filtered view is a link someone can send.

The code

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/vue";
import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/element-plus";
import { filters } from "@adapttable/element-plus/filters";
import { headerFilters } from "@adapttable/element-plus/header-filters";

defineProps<{ rows: readonly Person[] }>();

const columns: ColumnDef<Person>[] = [
  { key: "name", filter: "text" },
  { key: "team", filter: { type: "multiSelect", options: "auto" } },
  { key: "budget", filter: "numberRange" },
  { key: "hiredAt", filter: "dateRange" },
];
const rowKey = (row: Person) => row.id;
const features = [filters<Person>([], { mode: "popover" }), headerFilters()];
</script>

<template>
  <DataTable
    :data="rows"
    :columns="columns"
    :row-key="rowKey"
    url-key="f"
    :features="features"
  />
</template>

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/element-plus @adapttable/vue @adapttable/core element-plus

The same feature in the other kits

• Filtering in Vue Unstyled — Native elements — your own CSS
• Filtering in Vuetify — Material Design, Vuetify blue
• Filtering in Naive UI — Clean, compact, green accent
• Filtering in Reka UI — Accessible primitives, neutral theme
• Filtering in shadcn-vue — Monochrome, ring focus
• Filtering in Nuxt UI — Tailwind-native, Nuxt green
• Filtering in Quasar — Material-flavoured, Quasar blue

More Element Plus features

• Column management in Element Plus — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in Element Plus — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in Element Plus — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in Element Plus — Pin rows from a 3-dot menu, and merge a team that runs down the page.
• Row reordering in Element Plus — Drag or keyboard moves, announced — the host writes.
• Inline cell editing in Element Plus — Native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in Element Plus — Drag, select or keyboard grouping, with totals in the headers.
• Aggregation in Element Plus — Footer totals, pinned summaries, group aggregates — not data rows.
• Nested tables in Element Plus — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• CSV export in Element Plus — One toolbar button, a CSV of the table as it stands.
• Row and column virtualization in Element Plus — 40,000 rows in a scroll box, only the visible ones rendered.
• Tree data in Element Plus — Nesting, chevrons, lazy children, and a tree on phones.
• Mobile cards in Element Plus — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in Element Plus — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in Element Plus — Name an arrangement and restore it from the menu.
• Spreadsheet formulas in Element Plus — ROUND, POWER, SQRT, IF — computed columns, errors in the cell.
• Right-to-left Element Plus data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in Element Plus — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible Element Plus data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in Element Plus Vue — Local sort, questions and approved edits with real table outcomes.

Reference: filtering, filter-tree, url-state. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Element Plus, or the live demo.