Row Ordering/DnD Guide - Material React Table V2 Docs

Row Ordering (DnD) Feature Guide

Material React Table has exposed all the APIs necessary to enable rich row drag-and-drop features that you can easily build to meet your needs. This includes the ability to reorder rows, drag rows to other tables, or drag rows to other UI in your application.

This is not the Sorting Guide, which is a different feature.

Relevant Table Options

#	Type	More Info Links
1	boolean

2	IconButtonProps \| ({ row, table }) => IconButtonProps	Material UI IconButton Props

3	OnChangeFn<MRT_Row<TData> \| null>

4	OnChangeFn<MRT_Row<TData> \| null>

Relevant State

	#	State Option	Type	Default Value	More Info Links
	1		MRT_Row \| null

	2		MRT_Row \| null

Enable Row Ordering

A common use for row drag and drop is to allow users to reorder rows in a table. This can be done by setting the enableRowOrdering table option to true, then setting up an onDragEnd event handler on the muiRowDragHandleProps table option.

const table = useMaterialReactTable({
  columns,
  data,
  enableRowOrdering: true,
  enableSorting: false, //usually you do not want to sort when re-ordering
  muiRowDragHandleProps: {
    onDragEnd: (event, data) => {
      //data re-ordering logic here
    },
  },
});

return <MaterialReactTable table={table} />;

Demo

Open Stackblitz Open Code Sandbox Open on GitHub

Primary

Secondary

First Name	Last Name	City
Dylan	Murray	East Daphne
Raquel	Kohler	Columbus
Ervin	Reinger	South Linda
Brittany	McCullough	Lincoln
Branson	Frami	Charleston

This example is written for MRT V2.

If your app is still using MRT V1, either Upgrade to MRT V2 or use the V1 Docs instead. (useMaterialReactTable only exists in V2)

Source Code

1import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
2import {
3  useMaterialReactTable,
4  type MRT_ColumnDef,
5  type MRT_Row,
6  MRT_TableContainer,
7} from 'material-react-table';
8import { data as initData, type Person } from './makeData';
9
10const Example = () => {
11  const columns = useMemo<MRT_ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
12    //column definitions...
13    () => [
14      {
15        accessorKey: 'firstName',
16        header: 'First Name',
17      },
18      {
19        accessorKey: 'lastName',
20        header: 'Last Name',
21      },
22      {
23        accessorKey: 'city',
24        header: 'City',
25      },
26    ],
27    [],
28    
29  );
30
31  const [data, setData] = useState(() => initData);
32
33  const table = useMaterialReactTable({
34    autoResetPageIndex: false,
35    columns,
36    data,
37    enableRowOrdering: true,
38    enableSorting: false,
39    muiRowDragHandleProps: ({ table }) => ({
40      onDragEnd: () => {
41        const { draggingRow, hoveredRow } = table.getState();
42        if (hoveredRow && draggingRow) {
43          data.splice(
44            (hoveredRow as MRT_Row<Person>).index,
45            0,
46            data.splice(draggingRow.index, 1)[0],
47          );
48          setData([...data]);
49        }
50      },
51    }),
52  });
53
54  return <MRT_TableContainer table={table} />;
55};
56
57export default Example;
58

Drag and Drop Rows to Other UI or Tables

The drag-and-drop features are not limited to just internally within the same table. You can also use them to drag rows to other UI elements in your application or even to other tables. This can be done by setting the enableRowDragging table option to true and setting up an onDragEnd event handler on the muiRowDragHandleProps table option to perform whatever logic you want to happen when a row is dropped.

Demo

Open Stackblitz Open Code Sandbox Open on GitHub

Primary

Secondary

Drop to group by

Nice List

First Name	Last Name	City
Dylan	Murray	East Daphne
Raquel	Kohler	Columbus
Ervin	Reinger	South Linda

Rows per page

1-3 of 3

Drop to group by

Naughty List

Move	First Name	Last Name	City
	Brittany	McCullough	Lincoln
	Branson	Frami	Charleston

Rows per page

1-2 of 2

This example is written for MRT V2.

If your app is still using MRT V1, either Upgrade to MRT V2 or use the V1 Docs instead. (useMaterialReactTable only exists in V2)

Source Code

1import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
2import {
3  type MRT_TableOptions,
4  type MRT_ColumnDef,
5  type MRT_Row,
6  MaterialReactTable,
7  useMaterialReactTable,
8} from 'material-react-table';
9import { Box, Typography } from '@mui/material';
10import { data, type Person } from './makeData';
11
12const Example = () => {
13  const columns = useMemo<MRT_ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
14    //column definitions...
15    () => [
16      {
17        accessorKey: 'firstName',
18        header: 'First Name',
19      },
20      {
21        accessorKey: 'lastName',
22        header: 'Last Name',
23      },
24      {
25        accessorKey: 'city',
26        header: 'City',
27      },
28    ],
29    [],
30    
31  );
32
33  const [data1, setData1] = useState<Person[]>(() => data.slice(0, 3));
34  const [data2, setData2] = useState<Person[]>(() => data.slice(3, 5));
35
36  const [draggingRow, setDraggingRow] = useState<MRT_Row<Person> | null>(null);
37  const [hoveredTable, setHoveredTable] = useState<string | null>(null);
38
39  const commonTableProps: Partial<MRT_TableOptions<Person>> & {
40    columns: MRT_ColumnDef<Person>[];
41  } = {
42    columns,
43    enableRowDragging: true,
44    enableFullScreenToggle: false,
45    muiTableContainerProps: {
46      sx: {
47        minHeight: '320px',
48      },
49    },
50    onDraggingRowChange: setDraggingRow,
51    state: { draggingRow },
52  };
53
54  const table1 = useMaterialReactTable({
55    ...commonTableProps,
56    data: data1,
57    getRowId: (originalRow) => `table-1-${originalRow.firstName}`,
58    muiRowDragHandleProps: {
59      onDragEnd: () => {
60        if (hoveredTable === 'table-2') {
61          setData2((data2) => [...data2, draggingRow!.original]);
62          setData1((data1) => data1.filter((d) => d !== draggingRow!.original));
63        }
64        setHoveredTable(null);
65      },
66    },
67    muiTablePaperProps: {
68      onDragEnter: () => setHoveredTable('table-1'),
69      sx: {
70        outline: hoveredTable === 'table-1' ? '2px dashed pink' : undefined,
71      },
72    },
73    renderTopToolbarCustomActions: () => (
74      <Typography color="success.main" component="span" variant="h4">
75        Nice List
76      </Typography>
77    ),
78  });
79
80  const table2 = useMaterialReactTable({
81    ...commonTableProps,
82    data: data2,
83    defaultColumn: {
84      size: 100,
85    },
86    getRowId: (originalRow) => `table-2-${originalRow.firstName}`,
87    muiRowDragHandleProps: {
88      onDragEnd: () => {
89        if (hoveredTable === 'table-1') {
90          setData1((data1) => [...data1, draggingRow!.original]);
91          setData2((data2) => data2.filter((d) => d !== draggingRow!.original));
92        }
93        setHoveredTable(null);
94      },
95    },
96    muiTablePaperProps: {
97      onDragEnter: () => setHoveredTable('table-2'),
98      sx: {
99        outline: hoveredTable === 'table-2' ? '2px dashed pink' : undefined,
100      },
101    },
102    renderTopToolbarCustomActions: () => (
103      <Typography color="error.main" component="span" variant="h4">
104        Naughty List
105      </Typography>
106    ),
107  });
108
109  return (
110    <Box
111      sx={{
112        display: 'grid',
113        gridTemplateColumns: { xs: 'auto', lg: '1fr 1fr' },
114        gap: '1rem',
115        overflow: 'auto',
116        p: '4px',
117      }}
118    >
119      <MaterialReactTable table={table1} />
120      <MaterialReactTable table={table2} />
121    </Box>
122  );
123};
124
125export default Example;
126

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