How To Implement Laravel Livewire With Datatables

Hello Geek, Laravel 9 is a PHP framework for building web applications, and Livewire is a JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces. Datatables is a plug-in for the jQuery JavaScript library that allows you to add dynamic and interactive tables to your website. Here is an example of how to use Datatables with Livewire in Laravel 9.

First, install the required packages:

composer require livewire/livewire
npm install datatables.net-dt

Next, create a Livewire component to handle the data table:

php artisan make:livewire datatables

In the Datatables.php file, define the data that will be displayed in the table:

public $data = [
    ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'john@example.com'],
    ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Jane Doe', 'email' => 'jane@example.com'],
    // ...
];

In the datatables.blade.php file, create the HTML table using the Livewire wire:model directive:

<table class="table table-bordered" id="table">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>ID</th>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Email</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        @foreach($data as $item)
        <tr>
            <td>{{ $item['id'] }}</td>
            <td>{{ $item['name'] }}</td>
            <td>{{ $item['email'] }}</td>
        </tr>
        @endforeach
    </tbody>
</table>

In the app.js file, initialize Datatables on the table:

require('datatables.net-dt');

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#table').DataTable();
});

Finally, render the Livewire component in your view:

<x-datatables />

With this setup, you now have a dynamic and interactive data table powered by Livewire and Datatables in Laravel 9. You can add more functionality to the table, such as searching, sorting, and pagination, by utilizing the features provided by Datatables.

All the best nerd!