ColumnDef APIs

Column definitions are plain objects with the following options:

Options

id

tsx

id: string

id: string

The unique identifier for the column.

🧠 A column ID is optional when:

An accessor column is created with an object key accessor

The column header is defined as a string

accessorKey

tsx

accessorKey?: string & typeof TData

accessorKey?: string & typeof TData

The key of the row object to use when extracting the value for the column.

accessorFn

tsx

accessorFn?: (originalRow: TData, index: number) => any

accessorFn?: (originalRow: TData, index: number) => any

The accessor function to use when extracting the value for the column from each row.

columns

tsx

columns?: ColumnDef<TData>[]

columns?: ColumnDef<TData>[]

The child column defs to include in a group column.

tsx

header?:
  | string
  | ((props: {
      table: Table<TData>
      header: Header<TData>
      column: Column<TData>
    }) => unknown)

header?:
  | string
  | ((props: {
      table: Table<TData>
      header: Header<TData>
      column: Column<TData>
    }) => unknown)

The header to display for the column. If a string is passed, it can be used as a default for the column ID. If a function is passed, it will be passed a props object for the header and should return the rendered header value (the exact type depends on the adapter being used).

tsx

footer?:
  | string
  | ((props: {
      table: Table<TData>
      header: Header<TData>
      column: Column<TData>
    }) => unknown)

footer?:
  | string
  | ((props: {
      table: Table<TData>
      header: Header<TData>
      column: Column<TData>
    }) => unknown)

The footer to display for the column. If a function is passed, it will be passed a props object for the footer and should return the rendered footer value (the exact type depends on the adapter being used).

cell

tsx

cell?:
  | string
  | ((props: {
      table: Table<TData>
      row: Row<TData>
      column: Column<TData>
      cell: Cell<TData>
      getValue: () => any
      renderValue: () => any
    }) => unknown)

cell?:
  | string
  | ((props: {
      table: Table<TData>
      row: Row<TData>
      column: Column<TData>
      cell: Cell<TData>
      getValue: () => any
      renderValue: () => any
    }) => unknown)

The cell to display each row for the column. If a function is passed, it will be passed a props object for the cell and should return the rendered cell value (the exact type depends on the adapter being used).

meta

tsx

meta?: ColumnMeta // This interface is extensible via declaration merging. See below!

meta?: ColumnMeta // This interface is extensible via declaration merging. See below!

The meta data to be associated with the column. We can access it anywhere when the column is available via column.columnDef.meta. This type is global to all tables and can be extended like so:

tsx

import '@tanstack/react-table' //or vue, svelte, solid, qwik, etc.

declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
  interface ColumnMeta<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
    foo: string
  }
}

import '@tanstack/react-table' //or vue, svelte, solid, qwik, etc.

declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
  interface ColumnMeta<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
    foo: string
  }
}