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table_sticky_headers

Two-dimension table with both sticky headers. You may scroll left \ right and top \ bottom. Sticky headers always stay visible. Legend cell (top left) always visible too.

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flutter pub add table_sticky_headers

Package Overview

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A Flutter package for creating two-dimensional tables with sticky headers that remain visible during horizontal and vertical scrolling. The top-left 'legend' cell is also fixed in place, ensuring consistent reference points. Ideal for data-heavy interfaces where header context must persist across scrolls. Supports all major platforms including mobile, web, and desktop.

Use cases

  • Data grids with persistent headers
  • Financial or inventory dashboards
  • Complex table layouts with navigation
  • Reporting tools with large datasets
  • User interfaces requiring fixed reference points

Key features

  • Sticky column and row headers
  • Fixed legend cell in top-left corner
  • Smooth horizontal and vertical scrolling
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Customizable styling and layout
  • Responsive design for various screen sizes

Suitable for

  • Developers building complex data tables
  • Apps needing persistent header visibility
  • Dashboards with large datasets
  • Desktop and mobile applications with tabular data
  • UIs requiring intuitive data navigation

Considerations

  • May impact performance with very large datasets
  • Requires careful layout planning for optimal UX
  • Limited built-in sorting/filtering features
  • Styling customization may require advanced Flutter knowledge
  • Not ideal for simple one-dimensional lists

Original README

Original README snapshot from the linked source repository. Visit the repository for the latest content.

Table Sticky Headers

This package for Flutter allows you to display two-dimension table with both sticky headers.

Key of this package is sticky headers. You can scroll table any direction and headers (top and left) will always stay. Cells themselves are fully customizable as you can fill them with Widgets.

To work with table you need to fill it with data. It has three builders for generating title column (List), title row (List) and content itself (List.

Simplest UseCase. You have two-dimensional array of Strings. Builder takes value from array and generates Text widget:

contentCellBuilder: (i, j) => Text(data[i][j]),

For more advanced usage - decorate Text with other widgets like borders, cell colors, etc. Check decorated_example.dart to see it in action. You can also wrap cell with tap listeners and add custom behavior on tap. Check tap_handler_example.dart.

The cell dimensions can be customized using the cellDimensions property of StickyHeadersTable. Use:

  • CellDimensions.base: Default fixed values.
  • CellDimensions.uniform: Same dimensions for each cell.
  • CellDimensions.fixed: Custom fixed width and height for each content cell.
  • CellDimensions.variableColumnWidth: Different width for each column.
  • CellDimensions.variableRowHeight: Different height for each row.
  • CellDimensions.variableColumnWidthAndRowHeight: Different width for each column and different height for each row.

The alignment of the cell contents can be customized using the cellAlignments property of StickyHeadersTable. Use:

  • CellAlignments.base: Default alignment value (Alignment.center).
  • CellAlignments.uniform: Same alignment for each cell.
  • CellAlignments.fixed: Same alignment for each content cell, but different alignment for the sticky column, row and legend.
  • CellAlignments.variableColumnAlignment: Different alignment for each column.
  • CellAlignments.variableRowAlignment: Different alignment for each row.
  • CellAlignments.variable: Different alignment for every cell.

You can provide functions that execute when tapping a cell by setting the properties:

  • onStickyLegendPressed: () => print('Sticky legend pressed.'),
  • onColumnTitlePressed: (i) => print('Column $i title pressed.'),
  • onRowTitlePressed: (j) => print('Row $j title pressed.'),
  • onContentCellPressed: (i, j) => print('Cell at column $i, row $j pressed.'),

You can provide offset to the table for X and Y, by using either double offset or cell index offset:

  • initialScrollOffsetX
  • initialScrollOffsetY or
  • scrollOffsetIndexX
  • scrollOffsetIndexY

You can also set a callback for when the scrolling ends by setting the onEndScrolling property.

By combining the two above features, you can return to the previous scroll position after a rebuild. See example below:

double _scrollOffsetX = 0.0;
double _scrollOffsetY = 0.0;

StickyHeadersTable(
  // ... other properties ...
  initialScrollOffsetX: _scrollOffsetX,
  initialScrollOffsetY: _scrollOffsetY,
  onEndScrolling: (scrollOffsetX, scrollOffsetY) {
    _scrollOffsetX = scrollOffsetX;
    _scrollOffsetY = scrollOffsetY;
  },
)

You can also define a custom set of scroll controllers for both title and body with the scrollControllers property. IMPORTANT: don't forget to dispose your scroll controllers if you are using this field. Otherwise table will take care of disposal.

Feature requests and PRs are welcome.

Examples

Widget usage example:

// titleColumn - List<String> (title column)
// titleColumn - List<String> (title row)
// titleColumn - List<List<String>> (data)

StickyHeadersTable(
          columnsLength: titleColumn.length,
          rowsLength: titleRow.length,
          columnsTitleBuilder: (i) => Text(titleColumn[i]),
          rowsTitleBuilder: (i) => Text(titleRow[i]),
          contentCellBuilder: (i, j) => Text(data[i][j]),
          legendCell: Text('Sticky Legend'),
        ),

Visit examples to see it in details

Support

Please file issues and feature requests.

Project is on support-only mode. Feel free to contact me so I can share access rights to publish updates and maintain.

Getting Started

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