How to use angular2-data-table

Question

Can't find any tutorial of how to use angular2-data-table library is here: https://github.com/swimlane/angular2-data-table

The documentation seems to be lacking simple examples.

Can any one give me a simple example of using datatable in angular2

Answer 1

I don't recomend using that library for that exact reason. I've been working for a couple of weeks trying to use it in a project and the lack of documentation has made it almost impossible to use.

With that being said here is a relativly simple example. This uses the Angular2 Quickstart as a base and all I did was add angular2-data-table via npm. You'll need to grab the company.json from Github and place it in the root of your project.

package.json

{
  "name": "liw-reports",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "tsc && concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"lite-server\" ",
    "lite": "lite-server",
    "tsc": "tsc",
    "tsc:w": "tsc -w"
  },
  "licenses": [
    {
      "type": "MIT"
    }
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/compiler": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/core": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/forms": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/http": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~2.1.2",
    "@angular/router": "~3.1.2",
    "@angular/upgrade": "~2.1.2",
    "angular2-data-table": "^1.4.1",
    "core-js": "^2.4.1",
    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.8",
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
    "systemjs": "0.19.41",
    "zone.js": "^0.6.26"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/core-js": "^0.9.7",
    "@types/node": "^6.0.46",
    "concurrently": "^3.1.0",
    "lite-server": "^2.2.2",
    "typescript": "^2.0.9"
  }
}

systemjs.config.js

/**
 * System configuration for Angular samples
 * Adjust as necessary for your application needs.
 */
(function(global) {
    System.config({
        paths: {
            // paths serve as alias
            'npm:': 'node_modules/'
        },
        // map tells the System loader where to look for things
        map: {
            // our app is within the app folder
            app: 'app',
            // angular bundles
            '@angular/core': 'npm:@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js',
            '@angular/common': 'npm:@angular/common/bundles/common.umd.js',
            '@angular/compiler': 'npm:@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js',
            '@angular/platform-browser': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser/bundles/platform-browser.umd.js',
            '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/bundles/platform-browser-dynamic.umd.js',
            '@angular/http': 'npm:@angular/http/bundles/http.umd.js',
            '@angular/router': 'npm:@angular/router/bundles/router.umd.js',
            '@angular/forms': 'npm:@angular/forms/bundles/forms.umd.js',
            '@angular/upgrade': 'npm:@angular/upgrade/bundles/upgrade.umd.js',
            'angular2-data-table': 'npm:angular2-data-table/release/index.js',
            // other libraries
            'rxjs': 'npm:rxjs',
        },
        // packages tells the System loader how to load when no filename and/or no extension
        packages: {
            app: {
                main: './main.js',
                defaultExtension: 'js'
            },
            rxjs: {
                defaultExtension: 'js'
            }
        }
    });
})(this);

app.module.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { Angular2DataTableModule } from 'angular2-data-table';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    imports: [BrowserModule, Angular2DataTableModule],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule {}

app.component.ts

import {
    Component
} from '@angular/core';


@Component({
    moduleId: module.id,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `
    <div>
      <h3>Fluid Row Heights</h3>
      <datatable
        class="material"
        [rows]="rows"
        [columns]="columns"
        [columnMode]="'force'"
        [headerHeight]="50"
        [footerHeight]="50"
        [rowHeight]="'auto'">
      </datatable>
    </div>
  `
})
export class AppComponent {

    rows = [];

    columns = [{
        prop: 'name'
    }, {
        name: 'Gender'
    }, {
        name: 'Company'
    }];

    constructor() {
        this.fetch((data) => {
            this.rows = data;
        });
    }

    fetch(cb) {
        const req = new XMLHttpRequest();
        req.open('GET', `./company.json`);
        req.onload = () => {
            cb(JSON.parse(req.response));
        };
        req.send();
    }

}

index.html

<html>

<head>
    <title>Angular QuickStart</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/node_modules/angular2-data-table/release/datatable.css" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/node_modules/angular2-data-table/release/material.css" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
    <!-- 1. Load libraries -->
    <!-- Polyfill for older browsers -->
    <script src="node_modules/core-js/client/shim.min.js"></script>
    <script src="node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js"></script>
    <script src="node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js"></script>
    <script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script>
    <!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
    <script>
        System.import('app').catch(function(err) {
            console.error(err);
        });
    </script>
</head>
<!-- 3. Display the application -->

<body>
    <my-app>Loading...</my-app>
</body>

</html>