[GH-ISSUE #841] how can i add a DropDown into table? #611

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opened 2026-03-04 01:06:26 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:06:26 +03:00

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Originally created by @zhouruisong on GitHub (Apr 20, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/841

code as below, i can show DropDown in a table
please tell me the right way to show a DropDown in a table

package main

import (
	"github.com/rivo/tview"
)

func main() {
	app := tview.NewApplication()

	// 创建一个表格
	table := tview.NewTable().
		SetBorders(true).
		SetSelectable(true, false)

	// 创建一个下拉菜单
	selectList := tview.NewDropDown().
		SetLabel("Select an item: ").
		SetOptions([]string{"Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"}, nil)

	// 将下拉菜单添加到表格的单元格中
	table.SetCell(0, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 1, Column 1")).
		SetCell(0, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Row 1, Column 2")).
		SetCell(1, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 2, Column 1")).
		SetCell(1, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Row 2, Column 2")).
		SetCell(2, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 3, Column 1")).
		SetCell(2, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Row 3, Column 2")).
		SetCell(3, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 4, Column 1")).
		SetCell(3, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Select an item:").SetExpansion(1).SetSelectable(false).
			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).SetTextColor(tview.Styles.SecondaryTextColor).
			SetBackgroundColor(tview.Styles.ContrastBackgroundColor).SetReference(selectList))

	if err := app.SetRoot(table, true).Run(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}

Originally created by @zhouruisong on GitHub (Apr 20, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/841 code as below, i can show DropDown in a table please tell me the right way to show a DropDown in a table ``` package main import ( "github.com/rivo/tview" ) func main() { app := tview.NewApplication() // 创建一个表格 table := tview.NewTable(). SetBorders(true). SetSelectable(true, false) // 创建一个下拉菜单 selectList := tview.NewDropDown(). SetLabel("Select an item: "). SetOptions([]string{"Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"}, nil) // 将下拉菜单添加到表格的单元格中 table.SetCell(0, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 1, Column 1")). SetCell(0, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Row 1, Column 2")). SetCell(1, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 2, Column 1")). SetCell(1, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Row 2, Column 2")). SetCell(2, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 3, Column 1")). SetCell(2, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Row 3, Column 2")). SetCell(3, 0, tview.NewTableCell("Row 4, Column 1")). SetCell(3, 1, tview.NewTableCell("Select an item:").SetExpansion(1).SetSelectable(false). SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).SetTextColor(tview.Styles.SecondaryTextColor). SetBackgroundColor(tview.Styles.ContrastBackgroundColor).SetReference(selectList)) if err := app.SetRoot(table, true).Run(); err != nil { panic(err) } } ``` ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18162573/233292488-38ed4301-aa75-4d1a-bb32-4cc7eef40b58.png)

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-04 01:06:27 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:06:27 +03:00

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@rivo commented on GitHub (May 27, 2023):

There is no way to place a widget such as a DropDown in a table cell. You would have to place it somewhere outside the table.

@rivo commented on GitHub (May 27, 2023): There is no way to place a widget such as a DropDown in a table cell. You would have to place it somewhere outside the table.