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The Actions column displays the default actions set. I included a specific button using custom column rendering (documentation):
//..previous columns definition
{
title: "Custom Add",
field: "internal_action",
editable: false,
render: (rowData) =>
rowData && (
<IconButton
color="secondary"
onClick={() => addActionRef.current.click()}
>
<AddIcon />
</IconButton>
)
}
*Using rowData as conditional prevents rendering while filling the addition row.
Next, I triggered the add action following the steps outlined here:
const MyComponent() {
const addActionRef = React.useRef();
return (
<>
<button onClick={() => addActionRef.current.click()}>
Add new item
</button>
<MaterialTable
//...
components={{
Action: props => {
//If it's not the add action
if (typeof props.action === typeof Function || props.action.tooltip !== 'Add') {
return <MTableAction {...props} />
} else {
return <div ref={addActionRef} onClick={props.action.onClick}/>;
}}
}}
editable={{
onRowAdd: (newData, oldData) => Promise.resolve(); //your callback here
}}
/>
</>
);
}
I expanded the original snippet to complete the addition cycle. If you need to manage different types of actions, check out the Editable section in the official documentation.
Hope this solution fits your needs! You can find the full code and sandbox example here:
import React, { Fragment, useState } from "react";
import MaterialTable, { MTableAction } from "material-table";
import AddIcon from "@material-ui/icons/AddAlarm";
import IconButton from "@material-ui/core/IconButton";
export default function CustomEditComponent(props) {
const tableRef = React.createRef();
const addActionRef = React.useRef();
const tableColumns = [
{ title: "Client", field: "client" },
{ title: "Name", field: "name" },
{ title: "Year", field: "year" },
{
title: "Custom Add",
field: "internal_action",
editable: false,
render: (rowData) =>
rowData && (
<IconButton
color="secondary"
onClick={() => addActionRef.current.click()}
>
<AddIcon />
</IconButton>
)
}
];
const [tableData, setTableData] = useState([
{
client: "client1",
name: "Mary",
year: "2019"
},
{
client: "client2",
name: "Yang",
year: "2018"
},
{
client: "client3",
name: "Kal",
year: "2019"
}
]);
return (
<Fragment>
<MaterialTable
tableRef={tableRef}
columns={tableColumns}
data={tableData}
title="Custom Add Mode"
options={{
search: false
}}
components={{
Action: (props) => {
//If isn't the add action
if (
typeof props.action === typeof Function ||
props.action.tooltip !== "Add"
) {
return <MTableAction {...props} />;
} else {
return <div ref={addActionRef} onClick={props.action.onClick} />;
}
}
}}
actions={[
{
icon: "save",
tooltip: "Save User",
onClick: (event, rowData) => alert("You saved " + rowData.name)
}
]}
editable={{
onRowAdd: (newData) =>
Promise.resolve(setTableData([...tableData, newData]))
}}
/>
</Fragment>
);