Topic: MDBTable horizontal scroll?
                                            
                                            Bridget Melvin
                                     pro  premium                                     asked 3 years ago                                
Expected behavior I would like an overflow like property for a table with too many columns such that no columns get squished/resize and it is possible to scroll horizontally. How do I accomplish this with MDBTable?
                                                    
                                                    Wojciech Staniszewski
                                             staff                                             answered 3 years ago                                        
Just wrap MDBTable like here:
        <div style={{ overflowX: 'auto' }}>
          <MDBTable>
            <MDBTableHead>
              <tr>
                <th scope='col'>#</th>
                <th scope='col'>First</th>
                <th scope='col'>Last</th>
                <th scope='col'>Handle</th>
              </tr>
            </MDBTableHead>
            <MDBTableBody>
              <tr>
                <th scope='row'>1</th>
                <td>Mark</td>
                <td>Otto</td>
                <td>@mdo</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <th scope='row'>2</th>
                <td>Jacob</td>
                <td>Thornton</td>
                <td>@fat</td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <th scope='row'>3</th>
                <td colSpan={2}>Larry the Bird</td>
                <td>@twitter</td>
              </tr>
            </MDBTableBody>
          </MDBTable>
        </div>
About the sticky column, it's only possible in MDBDatatable.
Wojciech Staniszewski staff commented 3 years ago
Although, you can check how it is done and create your own mechanism :)
                                                    
                                                    Bridget Melvin
                                             pro  premium                                             answered 3 years ago                                        
I have made the first three columns sticky as desired but the first non-sticky item hides behind the sticky columns on overflow. Do you know how I can fix this?
const TableDiv = styled.div`
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1100px!important;
  overflow-x: auto;
  &::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
  }
  &::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: #f1f1f1;
    border-radius: 10px;
  }
  &::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: #888;
    border-radius: 5px;
  }
  &::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #555;
  }
`
const Table = styled(MDBTable)`
  && {
    align-self: center;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 80vw!important;
    overflow-x: auto;
    & tr, td {
      background-color: #fff;
    }
    background-color: #fff;
    z-index: 2;
    & :not(caption) > * > * {
      border: 0;
    }
    & .float-right {
      text-align: right!important;
    }
    & .item, .label {
      text-align: left;
      background-color: #fff;
    }
    & td, th {
      position: relative;
      text-align: center;
      transition: width 2s ease, min-width 2s ease, max-width 2s ease;
      z-index: 1;
    }
    & tr th:first-child, tr td:nth-child(-n + 2) {
      position: sticky;
      left: 0;
      z-index: 3;
    }
    & tr th:nth-child(n + 2), tr td:nth-child(n + 2) {
      margin-left: 162px;
    }
    & tr td:nth-child(2) {
      position: sticky;
      left: 17px;
      z-index: 3;
      border-left-width: 0;
    }
  }
`
                                                                                    Wojciech Staniszewski staff commented 3 years ago
Not really, I need more code (for example Table with data)
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Answered
- User: Pro
 - Premium support: Yes
 - Technology: MDB React
 - MDB Version: MDB5 4.1.0
 - Device: Surface Laptop Studio
 - Browser: Chrome
 - OS: Windows 11
 - Provided sample code: No
 - Provided link: No
 
Bridget Melvin pro premium commented 3 years ago
further, is it possible to make the first column sticky?