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How does the column count work in Lightning?
The table takes up the entire width of its parent container, and the initial columns take up the width of the table. As new columns are added, all columns auto-resize to equal widths so they always take up the width of the table.
What do you need to know about lightning DataTable?
A table that displays columns of data, formatted according to type. This component requires API version 41.0 and later. A lightning:datatable component displays tabular data where each column can be displayed based on the data type. For example, an email address is displayed as a hyperlink with the mailto: URL scheme by specifying the email type.
How does lightning display tabular data in Excel?
A lightning:datatable component displays tabular data where each column can be displayed based on the data type. For example, an email address is displayed as a hyperlink with the mailto: URL scheme by specifying the email type. The default type is text. This component inherits styling from data tables in…
How is data table formatted in Salesforce Lightning?
The data table formats the data cells of a column based on the type you specify for the column. To get correct formatting, specify a type that matches the field type you pass in to a column. The default data type for a column is text.
How to set column width in SLDs Lightning?
At one point I added a style=”width:250px” to the elements in the table body – this set the column widths fixed until they filled the table – then they started resizing again.
Why do I need fixed width columns in SLDs?
As new columns are added, all columns auto-resize to equal widths so they always take up the width of the table. What I want: Instead of columns dynamically resizing themselves, I’d like each column to be a fixed width, filling up the table width as added, with a horizontal scroll bar appearing once the columns exceed the table width
What are the attributes of the Lightning DataTable?
Attributes Name Description column-widths-mode Specifies how column widths are calculat columns Array of the columns object that’s used data The array of data to be displayed. default-sort-direction Specifies the default sorting direction