Filtering

Filtering configuration is added along with the each column config.

Simple Filter

Filter the rows based on the given keyword. If you don't specify filter config then filter feature will be disabled for the specific column.

Example

SimplFilter.vue

...
columns: [
    {
        label: "First Name",
        name: "name.first_name", // access nested objects properties with "."
        filter: {
            type: "simple",
            placeholder: "Enter first name",
            case_sensitive: true, // "false" by default
            showClearButton: false,
            filterOnPressEnter: false,
            debounceRate: 1000,
            init: {
                value : "Christin"
            }
        }
    }
]
...

Attributes details

Attributes	Description	Type	Default
filter.type	Defines the type of filter.	String	Empty string
filter.placeholder	Placeholder is hint text for filter text box	String	Empty string
filter.case_sensitive	Enable/Disable case sensitive filtering.	Boolean	false
filter.filterOnPressEnter	Enable/Disable filtering on "enter" key press.	Boolean	false
filter.debounceRate	Defines the wait time for filtering between the key strokes. Value should be in milliseconds.	Number	60
filter.showClearButton	Show/Hide clear button in the simple filter.	Boolean	true
filter.init.value	Assign initial value to the the filter before rendering the table.	String	Empty string

Clear button icon slot

You can override the default clear button icon in the simple filter text input.

ClearButtonIconSlot.vue

...
<vue-bootstrap4-table :rows="rows" :columns="columns">
    <template slot="simple-filter-clear-icon">
        <i class="fas fa-times-circle"></i>
    </template>
</vue-bootstrap4-table>
...

Select Filter

You can have select dropdown filter for each columns. The options in the dropdown will be rendered with bootstrap 4 custom radio/checkboxes.

Example (Single select)

Single select will render a dropdown list with radio buttons.

MultiColumnFilter.vue

...
columns: [
    {
        label: "First Name",
        name: "name.first_name", // access nested objects properties with "."
        filter: {
            type: "select",
            mode: "single",
            placeholder: "Select options",
            options: [{
                    "name": "option one",
                    "value": "option one"
                },
                {
                    "name": "option two",
                    "value": "option two"
                },
                {
                    "name": "option three",
                    "value": "option three"
                }
            ],
            init: {
                value : 2
            }
        }
    }
]
...

Example (Multi select)

Multi select will render a dropdown list with checkboxes.

MultiColumnFilter.vue

...
columns: [
    {
        label: "First Name",
        name: "name.first_name", // access nested objects properties with "."
        filter: {
            type: "select",
            mode: "multi",
            placeholder: "Select options",
            options: [{
                    "name": "option one",
                    "value": "option one"
                },
                {
                    "name": "option two",
                    "value": "option two"
                },
                {
                    "name": "option three",
                    "value": "option three"
                }
            ],
            select_all_checkbox : {
                visibility: true,
                text: "Select all items"
            },
            init: {
                value : [0,1]
            }
        }
    }
]
...

Attributes details

Attributes	Description	Type	Default
filter.type	Defines the type of filter.	String	Empty string
filter.mode	Defines the mode of selection in the dropdown. Allowed options are single and multi. If the mode is single, then dropdown will be rendered with radio buttons, else if the mode is multi, then dropdown will be rendered with checkboxes.	String	"single"
filter.placeholder	Default text for the dropdown.	String	Empty string
filter.options	You can provide your list of name and value objects to be populated in the multi-select filter dropdown.	Array	Empty array
filter.init.value	Select initial value in the dropdown list before rendering the table. In single select mode, value should be a single number (index of the item). In multi select mode, value should be array of numbers (indexes of the items).	Number | Array	-
select_all_checkbox.visibility	Enable or disable select all items checkbox in the dropdown list. This option is valid only in multi select mode.	Boolean	true
select_all_checkbox.text	You can override the default text of Select all item text. This option is valid only in multi select mode.	String	"Select All"