No Data Text for Table Component

[gustavokath]

In the table component, I'm missing the ability to set a specific text when there is no data to be loaded. Like in the UI5 we have the property noDataText for the component sap.m.Table or others like it. The current behavior is letting an empty table, that might not clarify what is going on to the user.

I've tried also to use only one ui5-table-row with a ui5-table-cell inside it and change its colspan and other properties to fill all header spaces I have in my table. But it does not work, It does not render right the table component.

So I want to rise this to you and discuss what would be the best approach to this issue.

[MapTo0]

Hey @gustavokath

As much as I understand your issue, there are two things reported here:

• feature request for noDataText
• Some layouting issue with the row and cell

I would suggest that we collaborate and discuss these two.

No Data Text
Sounds good to me. Do you expect some default text or you want to have it always outside the component as an API?

Issue
Could you please help us and provide your use case as an example?
Starting point: https://codesandbox.io/s/v0wpm101k3

[gustavokath]

Hi @MapTo0

For the request for noDataText what I think that would be the best solution to me is to provide a way to pass a string to a component attribute where I can inform the string I expect.

The issue, came present when I tried to make an workaround the add one cell line in table the fills the full row. I'll add what I've tried to do in the link you provided me. Bellow the web component I added the behavior I would like to do in pure html

[gustavokath]

Hi @MapTo0
I've made a suggested solution in PR #402.
Let me know if this proposed solution would be a good feature to add to the ui5-table component.
Also, feel free to add any feedbacks