Build customized data tables with PrimeReact
Blog post from LogRocket
In the realm of web development, data tables are vital for organizing and displaying large datasets clearly, and PrimeReact, a popular UI component library for React, offers a robust solution for creating such tables. This article outlines how to build a customized and responsive data table using PrimeReact, starting with setting up a project and creating a basic table for an eCommerce website using an array of product objects. It explores various customization options, including layout adjustments, adding gridlines, styling, and templating for custom content such as headers and footers. The guide demonstrates how to enhance functionality by adding sorting, pagination, and selection features using checkboxes or radio buttons, and also shows how to display the table as a modal popup. Throughout the tutorial, it highlights the integration of components like Button, Rating, and Dialog to improve the table's design and usability. The article concludes by suggesting further customization possibilities by referring to PrimeReact documentation, and it provides a GitHub repository for the code used in the examples.