Basalt2/docs/references/elements/Table.md

Table : VisualElement

This is the table class. It provides a sortable data grid with customizable columns, row selection, and scrolling capabilities.

Usage

local people = container:addTable():setWidth(40)
people:setColumns({{name="Name",width=12}, {name="Age",width=10}, {name="Country",width=15}})
people:setData({{"Alice", 30, "USA"}, {"Bob", 25, "UK"}})

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
columns	table	{}	List of column definitions with {name, width} properties
data	table	{}	The table data as array of row arrays
selectedRow	number?	nil	Currently selected row index
headerColor	color	blue	Color of the column headers
selectedColor	color	lightBlue	Background color of selected row
gridColor	color	gray	Color of grid lines
sortColumn	number?	nil	Currently sorted column index
sortDirection	string	"asc"	Sort direction ("asc" or "desc")
scrollOffset	number	0	Current scroll position

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Table:sortData	Table	Sorts the table data by the specified column

Protected Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Table:init	Table	Initializes the Table instance
Table:mouse_click	boolean	Handles header clicks for sorting and row selection
Table:mouse_scroll	boolean	Handles scrolling through the table data
Table:render	-	Renders the table with headers, data and scrollbar

Table:sortData(columnIndex, fn)

Sorts the table data by column

Parameters

• columnIndex number The index of the column to sort by
• fn function? Optional custom sorting function

Returns

• Table self The Table instance