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how to create a JavaScript table

how to create a JavaScript table

how to create a JavaScript table

Before We Start

Every developers need, clean and modern elements to develop their websites, It contain pictures and a user interface element within a website. The most important one and the first section that the user sees when he/she enters a website. how to create a JavaScript table

So if you are a person who wishes to develop a website, you have to know how to create that properly.

how to create a JavaScript table

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We are here to solve your problem. In this article we discuss how to create this elements. Before we start please read the below articles which easier you to understand the process, if you are new to development.

Step 1 – Add HTML

It’s too easy and simple. Just copy and paste below code in your HTML editor between <body> </body> tag.

<p>Click table head to sort.</p>

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th class='prop__name' data-prop-name='firstName'>First Name</th>
      <th class='prop__name' data-prop-name='lastName'>Last Name</th>
      <th class='prop__name' data-prop-name='birth'>Birth</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody></tbody>
</table>

Step 2 – Add CSS

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Copy and paste below code in your HTML editor between <style></style> tag.

<style>
@import "compass/css3";

$sortcols: 'firstName', 'lastName', 'birth';

%sortcol {
  background: rgba(navy, .15);
  text-shadow: 0 1px #eee;
  
  &:before {
    box-shadow: 0 0 .5em navy;
  }
  
  &.prop__name {
    color: lightcyan;
    
    &[data-dir='1']:after { content: '▲'; }
    &[data-dir='-1']:after { content: '▼'; }
  }
}

* { box-sizing: inherit; }

body {
  background: #555;
  font: 1em/1.25 trebuchet ms, verdana, sans-serif;
  color: #fff;
}

table {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 4em auto;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  min-width: 23em; width: 70%; max-width: 56em;
  border-radius: .5em;
  box-shadow: 0 0 .5em #000;
}

thead {
  background: linear-gradient(#606062, #28262b);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}

th { text-align: left; }

tbody {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  color: #000;
}

tr {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}

.odd {
  background: linear-gradient(#eee 1px, #ddd 1px, #ccc calc(100% - 1px), #999 calc(100% - 1px));
}

.even {
  background: linear-gradient(#eee 1px, #bbb 1px, #aaa calc(100% - 1px), #999 calc(100% - 1px));
}

[class*='prop__'] {
  float: left;
  position: relative;
  padding: .5em 1em;
  width: 40%;
  
  &:last-child { width: 20%; }
  
  &:before {
    position: absolute;
    top: -.5em; right: 0; bottom: -5em; left: 0;
    content: ''
  }
  
  &:after {
    position: absolute;
    right: .5em;
  }
}

@each $col in $sortcols {
  [data-sort-by='#{$col}'] {
    [data-prop-name='#{$col}'] {
      @extend %sortcol;
    }
  }
}
</style>

Step 3 – Add JavaScript

And also copy and paste below JavaScript code between <script></script> tag.

<script>
var table = document.querySelector('table'), 
    table_meta_container = table.querySelector('thead'), 
    table_data_container = table.querySelector('tbody'),
    data = [
  { 'firstName': 'Scooby', 'lastName': 'Doo', 'birth': 1969 }, 
  { 'firstName': 'Yogi', 'lastName': 'Bear', 'birth': 1958 }, 
  { 'firstName': 'Tom', 'lastName': 'Cat', 'birth': 1940 }, 
  { 'firstName': 'Jerry', 'lastName': 'Mouse', 'birth': 1940 }, 
  { 'firstName': 'Fred', 'lastName': 'Flintstone', 'birth': 1960 }
], n = data.length;

var createTable = function(src) {
  var frag = document.createDocumentFragment(), 
      curr_item, curr_p;
  
  for(var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    curr_item = document.createElement('tr');
    curr_item.classList.add(((i%2 === 0)?'odd':'even'));
    data[i].el = curr_item;
    
    for(var p in data[i]) {
      if(p !== 'el') {
        curr_p = document.createElement('td');
        curr_p.classList.add('prop__value');
        curr_p.dataset.propName = p;
        curr_p.textContent = data[i][p];
        curr_item.appendChild(curr_p)
      }
    }
    
    frag.appendChild(curr_item);
  }
  
  table_data_container.appendChild(frag);
};

var sortTable = function(entries, type, dir) {  
  entries.sort(function(a, b) { 
    if(a[type] < b[type]) return -dir;
    if(a[type] > b[type]) return dir;
    return 0;
  });
  
  table.dataset.sortBy = type;
  
  for(var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    entries[i].el.style.order = i + 1;
    
    if((i%2 === 0 && entries[i].el.classList.contains('even')) || 
       (i%2 !== 0 && entries[i].el.classList.contains('odd'))) {
      entries[i].el.classList.toggle('odd');
      entries[i].el.classList.toggle('even');
    }
  }
};

createTable(data);

table_meta_container.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
  var t = e.target;
  
  if(t.classList.contains('prop__name')) {
    if(!t.dataset.dir) { t.dataset.dir = 1; }
    else { t.dataset.dir *= -1; }
    
    sortTable(data, t.dataset.propName, t.dataset.dir);
  }
}, false);
</script>

At the end we will have something like this. You can change fonts, colors, backgrounds and all things that you want.Enjoy it.

how to create a JavaScript table

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One Comment

  1. Thanks, just found this and it’s really what I needed.

    Is there a way to only show a few data points from the set?
    Say I have multiple array items with 10 fields each (make, model, colour, weight etc) can I have the table show only a few?

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