Text Column

Comprehensive guide to using TextColumn for displaying and formatting text data in your tables.

Text columns display simple text from your data source. They can be formatted, styled, and configured for various interactions like searching, sorting, and copying.

use Egmond\InertiaTables\Columns\TextColumn;

TextColumn::make('name')

Adding a prefix or suffix

Add text before or after the column value:

TextColumn::make('price')
    ->prefix('$')
    ->suffix(' USD')

// Will display: $29.99 USD

Limiting text length

Limit the number of characters displayed:

TextColumn::make('description')
    ->limit(50)

// Long text will be truncated with "..."

Wrapping content

If you’d like your text to wrap if it’s too long, you can use the wrap() method:

TextColumn::make('title')
    ->wrap()

Displaying as a “badge”

Display values as styled badges:

TextColumn::make('status')
    ->badge()
    ->badgeVariant('secondary')

Available badge variants:

default
secondary
destructive
outline

Allowing text to be copied to the clipboard

Enable users to copy column values:

TextColumn::make('email')
    ->copyable()

Next Steps

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