Make first two columns sticky in a table

Question

I need to make the first two columns sticky in a table having n number of columns each of dynamic width.

I had tried the below CSS

td:nth-child(1), td:nth-child(2){
   position:sticky;
   left:0px;
}

And then I had set the left position of second column in JS by calculating the width of first column

var width = $("table tr > td:nth-child(1)").outerWidth();
$("table.matrix_class tr > td:nth-child(2)").css('left', width);

Now I need to do all the stuff in CSS not in JS. How do I do that in pure CSS?

Additionally, how do you do this when the first column width is dynamic?

Answer 1

You can do sticky header with using this css.

live working demo

<div class="zui-wrapper">
<div class="zui-scroller">
    <table class="zui-table">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th class="zui-sticky-col">Name</th>
                <th class="zui-sticky-col2">Number</th>
                <th>Position</th>
                <th>Height</th>
                <th>Born</th>
                <th>Salary</th>
                <th>Prior to NBA/Country</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col">DeMarcus Cousins</td>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col2">15</td>
                <td>C</td>
                <td>6'11"</td>
                <td>08-13-1990</td>
                <td>$4,917,000</td>
                <td>Kentucky/USA</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col">Isaiah Thomas</td>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col2">22</td>
                <td>PG</td>
                <td>5'9"</td>
                <td>02-07-1989</td>
                <td>$473,604</td>
                <td>Washington/USA</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col">Ben McLemore</td>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col2">16</td>
                <td>SG</td>
                <td>6'5"</td>
                <td>02-11-1993</td>
                <td>$2,895,960</td>
                <td>Kansas/USA</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col">Marcus Thornton</td>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col2">23</td>
                <td>SG</td>
                <td>6'4"</td>
                <td>05-05-1987</td>
                <td>$7,000,000</td>
                <td>Louisiana State/USA</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col">Jason Thompson</td>
                <td class="zui-sticky-col2">34</td>
                <td>PF</td>
                <td>6'11"</td>
                <td>06-21-1986</td>
                <td>$3,001,000</td>
                <td>Rider/USA</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>