AdaptTable for Element Plus

Spreadsheet formulas in Element Plus

A formula column is a column nobody wrote code for: type =ROUND(budget * 0.15, 0) and the table computes it per row, sorts it, filters it and exports it like any other column.

The engine covers arithmetic including POWER and SQRT, comparison, string joins, IF, and the aggregate functions a footer needs. A bad reference reports in the cell that caused it rather than blanking the table, and a circular reference reports #CYCLE! instead of recursing.

Formula columns serialize to the URL with everything else, so a derived column travels in the same link as the filters it sits beside.

The code

<script setup lang="ts">
import { computed } from "vue";
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/vue";
import { buildFormulaColumns, useFormulaUrlState } from "@adapttable/vue/formula";
import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/element-plus";

const props = defineProps<{
  rows: readonly Person[];
  baseColumns: readonly ColumnDef<Person>[];
}>();

const rowKey = (row: Person) => row.id;
const state = useFormulaUrlState({
  urlKey: "fx",
  defaultFormulas: [
    { key: "margin", header: "Margin", formula: "=ROUND(budget * 0.15, 0)" },
  ],
});
const columns = computed(() => [
  ...props.baseColumns,
  ...buildFormulaColumns<Person>(state.formulas.value).columns,
]);
</script>

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

Install

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

The same feature in the other kits

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

More Element Plus features

• Filtering in Element Plus — Ranges, selects, an AND/OR tree and chips — all in the URL.
• 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.
• 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: formulas. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Element Plus, or the live demo.