DataTable class

A data table that follows the Material 2 design specification.

Performance considerations

Columns are sized automatically based on the table's contents. It's expensive to display large amounts of data with this widget, since it must be measured twice: once to negotiate each column's dimensions, and again when the table is laid out.

A SingleChildScrollView mounts and paints the entire child, even when only some of it is visible. For a table that effectively handles large amounts of data, here are some other options to consider:

• TableView, a widget from the two_dimensional_scrollables package.
• PaginatedDataTable, which automatically splits the data into multiple pages.
• CustomScrollView, for greater control over scrolling effects.

DataTable can be sorted on the basis of any column in columns in ascending or descending order. If sortColumnIndex is non-null, then the table will be sorted by the values in the specified column. The boolean sortAscending flag controls the sort order.

See also:

• DataColumn, which describes a column in the data table.
• DataRow, which contains the data for a row in the data table.
• DataCell, which contains the data for a single cell in the data table.
• PaginatedDataTable, which shows part of the data in a data table and provides controls for paging through the remainder of the data.
• TableView from the two_dimensional_scrollables package, for displaying large amounts of data without pagination.
• material.io/go/design-data-tables