How to add a filter on the Bootstrap table in VueJS?

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To change the table column width from the data array of objects using BootstrapVue in VueJS.We are using the <b-table> to create the table and for the change table columns width we are using the fields array of objects, in the table we are passing the :filter props on table columns in BootstrapVue.

Today I am going to show you How do you add a filter on the table in bootstrap-vue?

Table of contains

  • Install the Bootstrap and BootstrapVue
  • Create FirstComponent.vue and import it into App.js
  • Define items Arrays of objects property for Test
  • Define fields Array of objects for table columns
  • Pass the :filter props in the table
  • Using the b-table tag create table

Let’s start today’s tutorial How do I add filter functionality in the BootstrapVue table?

Install the Bootstrap and BootstrapVue

First, we have to install the Vue project, I had installed the vueJS in my system. If you haven’t installed or have any problem with installation you can follow this article, it will show you step by step process of installation. In that article, I had also show you how to install BootstrapVue in your vue.js project step by step.

How to install or configure vue-bootstrap in VueJS?

Create FirstComponent.vue and import it into App.js

Create the new component into src/components/ components folder.the component name is FirstComponent.vue and import into App.js file:

App.js

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <FirstComponent />
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import FirstComponent from "./components/FirstComponent.vue";
export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    FirstComponent,
  },
};
</script>

<style>
#app {
  font-family: Avenir, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  text-align: center;
  color: #2c3e50;
  margin-top: 60px;
}
</style>

Define items Arrays of objects property for Test

Let’s define the items in the data of the FirstComponent.vue component for testing purposes.

FirstComponent.vue

<script>
export default {
    name: 'FirstComponent',
    data() {
        return{
            items: [
          { id: 1, site_name: "SortoutCode", site_url: "https://sortoutcode.com/",status:"Active" },
          { id: 2, site_name: "Aguidehub", site_url: "https://aguidehub.com/",status:"Active" },
          { id: 3, site_name: "Infinitbility", site_url: "https://infinitbility.com/",status:"Active" },
          { id: 4, site_name: "Test", site_url: "https://test.com/",status:"Inactive" },
        ],
        }
    },
}
</script>

Data is used to define properties in a particular component. In a single-file component, data() is a function that returns a set of properties that have been described in the function.

we define the items you can see that.

Define fields Array of objects for table columns

Let’s define the fields in the data of the FirstComponent.vue, Fields data can be a simple array, for defining the order of the columns, and which columns to display. We are going to use the fields array data as the table heading:

FirstComponent.vue

<script>
export default {
    name: 'FirstComponent',
    data() {
        return{
            fields:[
                {
                  key: "id",
                  label: "No.",  
                },
                {
                  key: "site_name",
                  label: "Website Title", 
                },
                {
                  key: "site_url",
                  label: "Website Link",
                },
                {
                  key: "status",
                  label: "Website Status",
                },
            ],
            items: [
                { id: 1, site_name: "SortoutCode", site_url: "https://sortoutcode.com/",status:"Active" },
                { id: 2, site_name: "Aguidehub", site_url: "https://aguidehub.com/",status:"Active" },
                { id: 3, site_name: "Infinitbility", site_url: "https://infinitbility.com/",status:"Active" },
                { id: 4, site_name: "Test", site_url: "https://test.com/",status:"Inactive" },
            ],
        }
    },
}
</script>

Pass the :filter props in table

We are going to add b-input field with v-filter modal and pass the :filter props to b-table value of filter props is the input table value which means the value of the input field is passed as filter data in a table.

FirstComponent.vue

<template>
  <div class="hello">
    <b-input v-model="filter" placeholder="Filter table.."></b-input>
    <hr />
    <b-table striped hover :items="items"  :fields="fields" :filter="filter"></b-table>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
  name: "FirstComponent",
  data() {
    return {
      filter:'',
    }
  }
}
</script>

Using the b-table tag create table

<b-table> automatically samples the first row of the key of the array into the table heading. and All the first row of the array of keys Field names are automatically humanized by converting kebab-case, snake_case, and camelCase to individual words and capitalizing each word. you can see some of the examples listed below:

  • first_name becomes First Name
  • last-name becomes Last Name
  • age becomes Age
  • YEAR remains YEAR
  • isActive becomes Is Active

you can pass the table fields data as the array of objects, it will provide you with extra control over the fields. Only columns (keys) that appear in the fields array will be shown:

You can see the final codes for b-table,

FirstComponent.vue

<template>
  <div class="hello">
    <b-input v-model="filter" placeholder="Filter table.."></b-input>
    <hr />
    <b-table striped hover :items="items" :fields="fields" :filter="filter"></b-table>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: "FirstComponent",
  data() {
    return{
      filter:'',
      fields:[
        {
          key: "id",
          label: "No.",
        },
        {
          key: "site_name",
          label: "Website Title",
        },
        {
          key: "site_url",
          label: "Website Link",
        },
        {
          key: "status",
          label: "Website Status",
        },
      ],
      items: [
        { id: 1, site_name: "SortoutCode", site_url: "https://sortoutcode.com/",status:"Active" },
        { id: 2, site_name: "Aguidehub", site_url: "https://aguidehub.com/",status:"Active" },
        { id: 3, site_name: "Infinitbility", site_url: "https://infinitbility.com/",status:"Active" },
        { id: 4, site_name: "Test", site_url: "https://test.com/",status:"Inactive" },
      ],
    }
  }
};
</script>
<style scoped>
h3 {
  margin: 40px 0 0;
}
ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
}
li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 10px;
}
a {
  color: #42b983;
}
</style>

For now, let’s check the output.

Output

bootstrap vue table filter example

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