AdaptTable for Element Plus

Live updates in Element Plus

Rows patch in as they arrive, the way a websocket would. This page applies one budget change at a time so the movement is followable.

Patches go through the row-patch API rather than replacing the array, so search, filters and sort re-run for the touched rows only — your scroll and selection survive.

The feed lists every patch as it lands. The table is Element Plus.

The code

<script setup lang="ts">
import { applyRowPatches, updateRow } from "@adapttable/core";
import { shallowRef } from "vue";
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/vue";
import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/element-plus";

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

const rows = shallowRef<readonly Person[]>([]);
const rowKey = (row: Person) => row.id;

function patchBudget(id: string, budget: number) {
  rows.value = applyRowPatches(
    rows.value, [updateRow<Person>(id, { budget })], rowKey,
  );
}
defineExpose({ patchBudget });
</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

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