AdaptTable for shadcn-vue

Nested tables in shadcn-vue

Open a row and the panel holds another shadcn-vue 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 shadcn-vue.

The code

<script setup lang="ts">
import { h } from "vue";
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/vue";
import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/shadcn-vue";
import { nestedTable } from "@adapttable/shadcn-vue/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/shadcn-vue @adapttable/vue @adapttable/core reka-ui

The same feature in the other kits

• Nested tables in Vue Unstyled — Native elements — your own CSS
• Nested tables in Element Plus — Element blue, crisp form controls
• 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 Nuxt UI — Tailwind-native, Nuxt green
• Nested tables in Quasar — Material-flavoured, Quasar blue

More shadcn-vue features

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

Reference: tree-data, row-expansion. More of this kit: AdaptTable for shadcn-vue, or the live demo.