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Date pickers and table views in
Show only the selected date range
This blog post was inspired by this post in the community.
Maybe you need to see last week’s sales figures, or perhaps you’re trying to pinpoint what was scheduled for this day last year. This is where the magic of interactive data visualization comes in. By linking a date range selector, like a date picker, to your table, you empower users to effortlessly zoom in on the exact time period they need.
In this post, we’ll explore the challenges of linking date pickers to tables and delve into a practical solution to create a smooth and intuitive user experience.
You may have seen the alternative solution: calculating the difference between today and each date entry in the table. This approach is quite inventive. It’s a handy workaround for smaller datasets, say, a few hundred or even a thousand rows. You can easily calculate “today minus [date]” for each entry and get the results you need.
However, this method has a catch. With larger tables, those calculations can become a performance bottleneck. Imagine dealing with tens of thousands of rows or more —…
