import { AfterViewInit, Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';

import {

  MatTableModule,

  MatTable,

  MatTableDataSource,

} from '@angular/material/table';

import { MatPaginatorModule, MatPaginator } from '@angular/material/paginator';

import { MatSortModule, MatSort } from '@angular/material/sort';

import { TodosService, TodosTableItem } from './todos-service.service';

@Component({

  selector: 'app-todos-table',

  templateUrl: './todos-table.component.html',

  styleUrls: ['./todos-table.component.css'],

  standalone: true,

  providers: [TodosService],

  imports: [MatTableModule, MatPaginatorModule, MatSortModule],

})

export class TodosTableComponent implements AfterViewInit {

  @ViewChild(MatPaginator) paginator!: MatPaginator;

  @ViewChild(MatSort) sort!: MatSort;

  @ViewChild(MatTable) table!: MatTable<TodosTableItem>;

  dataSource: MatTableDataSource<TodosTableItem>;

  displayedColumns = ['id', 'userId', 'title', 'completed'];

  constructor(private todosService: TodosService) {

    this.dataSource = new MatTableDataSource();

  }

  ngAfterViewInit(): void {

    this.dataSource.paginator = this.paginator;

    this.dataSource.sort = this.sort;

    this.todosService

      .getAllTodos()

      .subscribe((todos) => (this.dataSource.data = todos));

  }

}

can y explain me how dataSource is implemented in the component ?

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Certainly! In your Angular component TodosTableComponent, dataSource is used to manage the data that will be displayed in your MatTable. Let's break down how it's implemented and used in your code:

Initialization and Type Declaration

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dataSource: MatTableDataSource<TodosTableItem>;

Here, dataSource is declared as an instance of MatTableDataSource, which is a class provided by Angular Material specifically designed to provide data to a MatTable.

MatTableDataSource expects a generic type TodosTableItem. This type indicates the structure of each item in your data source. From your imports and usage, it seems like TodosTableItem is defined in your TodosService.

Constructor Initialization

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constructor(private todosService: TodosService) {

  this.dataSource = new MatTableDataSource();

}

In the constructor, you initialize dataSource by creating a new MatTableDataSource instance. Initially, it is created without any data (new MatTableDataSource()).

AfterViewInit Hook

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ngAfterViewInit(): void {

  this.dataSource.paginator = this.paginator;

  this.dataSource.sort = this.sort;

  this.todosService

    .getAllTodos()

    .subscribe((todos) => (this.dataSource.data = todos));

}

ngAfterViewInit() is a lifecycle hook that is called after Angular has fully initialized the component's view and child views. It is used here to ensure that the MatPaginator and MatSort components are available for binding to dataSource.

this.dataSource.paginator = this.paginator;: Binds the MatPaginator component (paginator) to the paginator property of dataSource, enabling pagination functionality.

this.dataSource.sort = this.sort;: Binds the MatSort component (sort) to the sort property of dataSource, enabling sorting functionality.

this.todosService.getAllTodos().subscribe(...): This line fetches the data (presumably from an HTTP request using TodosService) and subscribes to the observable that emits the array of TodosTableItem. When data is received (todos), it assigns todos to this.dataSource.data. This effectively updates the data shown in the MatTable.

Summary

dataSource manages the data for the MatTable in your Angular component.

It is initialized in the constructor and updated with actual data in ngAfterViewInit() after the view has been initialized.

Binding MatPaginator and MatSort components to dataSource enables pagination and sorting functionality in your MatTable.

This setup ensures that your MatTable (table) is correctly configured with pagination, sorting, and data binding as provided by Angular Material components (MatPaginator, MatSort, MatTable).