Mui-datatables: How to make the checkboxes in the filter default to selected?

[harryluo91]

Hi, is there a way to have the filter checkboxes pre-selected by default? It is a bit confusing to have them unchecked but everything is showing on the table by default.

Thanks.

[gregnb]

Sure, in the following example:

    const data = [
      ["Gabby George", "Business Analyst", "Minneapolis", 30, 100000],
      ["Aiden Lloyd", "Business Consultant", "Dallas",  55, 200000],
      ["Jaden Collins", "Attorney", "Santa Ana", 27, 500000],
      ["Franky Rees", "Business Analyst", "St. Petersburg", 22, 50000],
      ["Aaren Rose", "Business Consultant", "Toledo", 28, 75000],
      ["Blake Duncan", "Business Management Analyst", "San Diego", 65, 94000],
      ["Frankie Parry", "Agency Legal Counsel", "Jacksonville", 71, 210000],
      ["Lane Wilson", "Commercial Specialist", "Omaha", 19, 65000],
      ["Robin Duncan", "Business Analyst", "Los Angeles", 20, 77000],
      ["Mel Brooks", "Business Consultant", "Oklahoma City", 37, 135000],
      ["Harper White", "Attorney", "Pittsburgh", 52, 420000],
      ["Kris Humphrey", "Agency Legal Counsel", "Laredo", 30, 150000],
      ["Frankie Long", "Industrial Analyst", "Austin", 31, 170000],
      ["Brynn Robbins", "Business Analyst", "Norfolk", 22, 90000],
      ["Justice Mann", "Business Consultant", "Chicago", 24, 133000],
      ["Addison Navarro", "Business Management Analyst", "New York", 50, 295000],
      ["Jesse Welch", "Agency Legal Counsel", "Seattle", 28, 200000],
      ["Eli Mejia", "Commercial Specialist", "Long Beach", 65, 400000],
      ["Gene Leblanc", "Industrial Analyst", "Hartford", 34, 110000],
      ["Danny Leon", "Computer Scientist", "Newark", 60, 220000],
      ["Lane Lee", "Corporate Counselor", "Cincinnati", 52, 180000],
      ["Jesse Hall", "Business Analyst", "Baltimore", 44, 99000],
      ["Danni Hudson", "Agency Legal Counsel", "Tampa", 37, 90000],
      ["Terry Macdonald", "Commercial Specialist", "Miami", 39, 140000],
      ["Justice Mccarthy", "Attorney", "Tucson", 26, 330000],
      ["Silver Carey", "Computer Scientist", "Memphis", 47, 250000],
      ["Franky Miles", "Industrial Analyst", "Buffalo", 49, 190000],
      ["Glen Nixon", "Corporate Counselor", "Arlington", 44, 80000],
      ["Gabby Strickland", "Business Process Consultant", "Scottsdale", 26, 45000],
      ["Mason Ray", "Computer Scientist", "San Francisco", 39, 142000]
    ];

    const options = {
      filter: true,
      selectableRows: true,
      filterType: 'checkbox',
      responsive: 'stacked',
      rowsPerPage: 10,
      page: 1,
      filterList: [
        ["Aaren Rose"],
        [],
        [],
        [],
        []
      ]
    };

    return (
      <MUIDataTable title={"ACME Employee list"} data={data} columns={columns} options={options} />
    );

This will result in a filter dropdown that looks like this:

[harryluo91]

@gregnb Thanks for the quick response, that's exactly what I wanted, thanks!

[gregnb]

You're welcome!