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Table

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Java API

The Table class is a versatile component designed for presenting tabular information in a structured and easily understandable manner. Optimized for handling large datasets with high performance, this component offers advanced visualization and a comprehensive suite of events for dynamic user engagement.

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Creating a Table​

In order to create and populate a Table in an application, the following steps can be taken:

1. Create an entity class​

Define a class to represent the entities (data) you want to display in the table. In the example, this class is MusicRecord.

public class MusicRecord {
    // Fields and methods to represent the attributes of each record
}

2. Create a repository​

Once an entity class has been created, use this to fill a collection of these entities with the desired data.

From this data, a Repository needs to be created for use within the Table. The CollectionRepository class is provided to turn any valid Java collection into a usable Repository, forgoing the need to implement your own Repository class.

List<MusicRecord> data = new Gson().fromJson(
    Assets.contentOf(
        Assets.resolveContextUrl("context://data/CDStore.json")
    ), new TypeToken<List<MusicRecord>>() {}
);

CollectionRepository<MusicRecord> dataRepository = new CollectionRepository<>(data);

3. Instantiate Table and add columns​

Instantiate a new Table object, and use one of the provided factory methods to add the desired columns to a newly created Table:

Table<MusicRecord> table = new Table<>();
table.addColumn("Number", MusicRecord::getNumber);
table.addColumn("Title", MusicRecord::getTitle);
table.addColumn("Artist", MusicRecord::getArtist);
table.addColumn("Genre", MusicRecord::getMusicType);
table.addColumn("Cost", MusicRecord::getCost);

4. Set the Table data​

Finally, set the Repository for the Table created in the previous step:

table.setRepository(Service.getMusicRecords());
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Alternatively, the setItems() method can be passed any valid Java collection, which will create a CollectionRepository under the hood for you.

Below is an example of the above steps implemented to create a basic Table component:

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