AdaptTable for Element Plus

Nested tables in Element Plus

Open a row and the panel holds another Element Plus table — the same component, not a hand-built list. Each person has recent orders; the inner table has its own columns and row keys.

nestedTable() mounts the kit's DataTable with defaults that keep the two tables from fighting over the URL. Rows with no nested table can still use rowDetail().

The expand chevron and both tables are Element Plus.

The code

<script setup lang="ts">
import { h } from "vue";
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/vue";
import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/element-plus";
import { nestedTable } from "@adapttable/element-plus/nested-table";

interface Order {
  id: string;
  item: string;
}

interface Customer {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  orders: Order[];
}

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

const columns: ColumnDef<Customer>[] = [{ key: "name" }];
const orderColumns: ColumnDef<Order>[] = [{ key: "item" }];
const rowKey = (row: Customer) => row.id;
const features = [
  nestedTable<Customer>((row) => ({
    label: `Orders for ${row.name}`,
    table: (defaults) =>
      h(DataTable<Order>, {
        ...defaults,
        data: row.orders,
        columns: orderColumns,
        rowKey: (order: Order) => order.id,
      }),
  })),
];
</script>

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

Install

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

The same feature in the other kits

• Nested tables in Vue Unstyled — Native elements — your own CSS
• Nested tables in Vuetify — Material Design, Vuetify blue
• Nested tables in Naive UI — Clean, compact, green accent
• Nested tables in Reka UI — Accessible primitives, neutral theme
• Nested tables in shadcn-vue — Monochrome, ring focus
• Nested tables in Nuxt UI — Tailwind-native, Nuxt green
• Nested tables 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.
• 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: tree-data, row-expansion. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Element Plus, or the live demo.