AdaptTable for Element Plus

Row and column virtualization in Element Plus

Compose virtualize() and the table renders the rows in view plus a small overscan, whatever the dataset's size — forty thousand rows on this page, a few dozen of them in the page at once.

The scroll box scrolls rather than the page, and sorting and filtering keep working on the whole dataset rather than on what is drawn. virtualize({ virtualizeColumns: true }) does the same across, for column sets wider than the box.

The code

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

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

const columns: ColumnDef<Person>[] = [
  { key: "name", sortable: true },
  { key: "team" },
  { key: "budget", sortable: true },
];
const rowKey = (row: Person) => row.id;
const features = [virtualize({ maxHeight: 480 })];
</script>

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

Install

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

The same feature in the other kits

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