Object Table View

Introduction

In this lab, we will explore how to create a dynamic table component in React using an array of objects and a list of property names. The component will use various JavaScript array methods such as Object.keys(), Array.prototype.filter(), Array.prototype.includes(), and Array.prototype.reduce() to filter the data and render the table with the specified properties. By the end of this lab, you will have a better understanding of how to render dynamic tables in React.

Object Table View

index.html and script.js have already been provided in the VM. In general, you only need to add code to script.js and style.css.

This component renders a table with rows that are dynamically created from an array of objects and a list of property names. To achieve this:

• Use Object.keys(), Array.prototype.filter(), Array.prototype.includes(), and Array.prototype.reduce() to produce a filteredData array that contains all objects with the keys specified in propertyNames.
• Render a <table> element with a set of columns equal to the number of values in propertyNames.
• Use Array.prototype.map() to render each value in the propertyNames array as a <th> element.
• Use Array.prototype.map() to render each object in the filteredData array as a <tr> element containing a <td> for each key in the object.
• Note that this component does not work with nested objects and will break if there are nested objects inside any of the properties specified in propertyNames.

Here's the code:

const MappedTable = ({ data, propertyNames }) => {
  const filteredData = data.map((obj) =>
    Object.keys(obj)
      .filter((key) => propertyNames.includes(key))
      .reduce((acc, key) => ({ ...acc, [key]: obj[key] }), {})
  );

  return (
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          {propertyNames.map((name) => (
            <th key={`header-${name}`}>{name}</th>
          ))}
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        {filteredData.map((obj, i) => (
          <tr key={`row-${i}`}>
            {propertyNames.map((name) => (
              <td key={`cell-${i}-${name}`}>{obj[name]}</td>
            ))}
          </tr>
        ))}
      </tbody>
    </table>
  );
};

You can use the component by passing in an array of objects and a list of property names:

const people = [
  { name: "John", surname: "Smith", age: 42 },
  { name: "Adam", surname: "Smith", gender: "male" }
];
const propertyNames = ["name", "surname", "age"];

ReactDOM.render(
  <MappedTable data={people} propertyNames={propertyNames} />,
  document.getElementById("root")
);

Please click on 'Go Live' in the bottom right corner to run the web service on port 8080. Then, you can refresh the Web 8080 Tab to preview the web page.

Summary

Congratulations! You have completed the Object Table View lab. You can practice more labs in LabEx to improve your skills.