How can I create a table that has its first row and first column both locked, as in Excel, when you activate \'freeze panes\'? I need the table to both scroll horizontally
Sort and Lock Table is the only solution I have seen which does work on other browsers than IE. (although this "locked column css" might do the trick as well). Required code block below.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
<meta name="googlebot" content="noindex, nofollow">
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/lib/dummy.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/result-light.css">
<style type="text/css">
/* Scrollable Content Height */
.scrollContent {
height:100px;
overflow-x:hidden;
overflow-y:auto;
}
.scrollContent tr {
height: auto;
white-space: nowrap;
}
/* Prevent Mozilla scrollbar from hiding right-most cell content */
.scrollContent tr td:last-child {
padding-right: 20px;
}
/* Fixed Header Height */
.fixedHeader tr {
position: relative;
height: auto;
}
/* Put border around entire table */
div.TableContainer {
border: 1px solid #7DA87D;
}
/* Table Header formatting */
.headerFormat {
background-color: white;
color: #FFFFFF;
margin: 3px;
padding: 1px;
white-space: nowrap;
font-family: Helvetica;
font-size: 16px;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold;
}
.headerFormat tr td {
border: 1px solid #000000;
background-color: #7DA87D;
}
/* Table Body (Scrollable Content) formatting */
.bodyFormat tr td {
color: #000000;
margin: 3px;
padding: 1px;
border: 0px none;
font-family: Helvetica;
font-size: 12px;
}
/* Use to set different color for alternating rows */
.alternateRow {
background-color: #E0F1E0;
}
/* Styles used for SORTING */
.point {
cursor:pointer;
}
td.sortedColumn {
background-color: #E0F1E0;
}
tr.alternateRow td.sortedColumn {
background-color: #c5e5c5;
}
.total {
background-color: #FED362;
color: #000000;
white-space: nowrap;
font-size: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
}
</style>
<title></title>
<script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[
/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source :: http://www.javascriptsource.com
Created by: Stan Slaughter :: http://www.stansight.com/ */
/* ======================================================
Generic Table Sort
Basic Concept: A table can be sorted by clicking on the title of any
column in the table, toggling between ascending and descending sorts.
Assumptions:
* The first row of the table contains column titles that are "clicked"
to sort the table
* The images 'desc.gif','asc.gif','none.gif','sorting.gif' exist
* The img tag is in each column of the the title row to represent the
sort graphic.
* The CSS classes 'alternateRow' and 'sortedColumn' exist so we can
have alternating colors for each row and a highlight the sorted
column. Something like the <style> definition below, but with the
background colors set to whatever you want.
<style>
tr.alternateRow {
background-color: #E0F1E0;
}
td.sortedColumn {
background-color: #E0F1E0;
}
tr.alternateRow td.sortedColumn {
background-color: #c5e5c5;
}
</style>
====================================================== */
function sortTable(td_element,ignoreLastLines) {
// If the optional ignoreLastLines parameter (number of lines *not* to sort at end of table)
// was not passed then make it 0
ignoreLastLines = (typeof(ignoreLastLines)=='undefined') ? 0 : ignoreLastLines;
var sortImages =['data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAMQXAJOkk3mReXume3uTe3mieXGPcXOYc/Hx8Xadds/Wz9vg24ejh3GUcYOgg6a0pnGVcfP18+3w7c3TzdPY06u4q/r8+v///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAABcALAAAAAAKAAoAAAUz4IVcZDleixQIQjA1pFFZx2FVRklZvOWUl8LsVgBeFLyE8TLgDZYESISwvAAA1QvjAQwBADs=','data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAMQXAJOkk3mReXume3uTe3mieXGPcXOYc/Hx8Xadds/Wz9vg24ejh3GUcYOgg6a0pnGVcfP18+3w7c3TzdPY06u4q/r8+v///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAABcALAAAAAAKAAoAAAUw4CVeDzOeFwCgIhFBBDtY1sAmtIIWFV0VJweNRhkZeoeDpWIQNSYBgSAgWYgQLGwIADs=','data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7','http://web.archive.org/web/20150906203819im_/http://www.javascriptsource.com/miscellaneous/sorting.gif'];
// Get the image used in the first row of the current column
var sortColImage = td_element.getElementsByTagName('img')[0];
// If current image is 'asc.gif' or 'none.gif' (elements 1 and 2 of sortImages array) then this will
// be a descending sort else it will be ascending - get new sort image icon and set sort order flag
var sortAscending = false;
var newSortColImage = "";
if (sortColImage.getAttribute('src').indexOf(sortImages[1])>-1 ||
sortColImage.getAttribute('src').indexOf(sortImages[2])>-1) {
newSortColImage = sortImages[0];
sortAscending = false;
} else {
newSortColImage = sortImages[1];
sortAscending = true;
}
// Assign "SORTING" image icon (element 3 of sortImages array)) to current column title
// (will replace with newSortColImage when sort completes)
sortColImage.setAttribute('src',sortImages[3]);
// Find which column was clicked by getting it's column position
var indexCol = td_element.cellIndex;
// Get the table element from the td element that was passed as a parameter to this function
var table_element = td_element.parentNode;
while (table_element.nodeName != "TABLE") {
table_element = table_element.parentNode;
}
// Get all "tr" elements from the table and assign then to the Array "tr_elements"
var tr_elements = table_element.getElementsByTagName('tr');
// Get all the images used in the first row then set them to 'none.gif'
// (element 2 or sortImages array) except for the current column (all ready been changed)
var allImg = tr_elements[0].getElementsByTagName('img');
for(var i=0;i<allImg.length;i++){
if(allImg[i]!=sortColImage){allImg[i].setAttribute('src',sortImages[2])}
}
// Some explantion of the basic concept of the following code before we
// actually start. Essentially we are going to copy the current columns information
// into an array to be sorted. We'll sort the column array then go back and use the information
// we saved about the original row positions to re-order the entire table.
// We are never really sorting more than a columns worth of data, which should keep the sorting fast.
// Create a new array for holding row information
var clonedRows = new Array()
// Create a new array to store just the selected column values, not the whole row
var originalCol = new Array();
// Now loop through all the data row elements
// NOTE: Starting at row 1 because row 0 contains the column titles
for (var i=1; i<tr_elements.length - ignoreLastLines; i++) {
// "Clone" the tr element i.e. save a copy all of its attributes and values
clonedRows[i]=tr_elements[i].cloneNode(true);
// Text value of the selected column on this row
var valueCol = getTextValue(tr_elements[i].cells[indexCol]);
// Format text value for sorting depending on its type, ie Date, Currency, number, etc..
valueCol = FormatForType(valueCol);
// Assign the column value AND the row number it was originally on in the table
originalCol[i]=[valueCol,tr_elements[i].rowIndex];
}
// Get rid of element "0" from this array. A value was never assigned to it because the first row
// in the table just contained the column titles, which we did not bother to assign.
originalCol.shift();
// Sort the column array returning the value of a sort into a new array
sortCol = originalCol.sort(sortCompare);
// If it was supposed to be an Ascending sort then reverse the order
if (sortAscending) { sortCol.reverse(); }
// Now take the values from the sorted column array and use that information to re-arrange
// the order of the tr_elements in the table
for (var i=1; i < tr_elements.length - ignoreLastLines; i++) {
var old_row = sortCol[i-1][1];
var new_row = i;
tr_elements[i].parentNode.replaceChild(clonedRows[old_row],tr_elements[new_row]);
}
// Format the table, making the rows alternating colors and highlight the sorted column
makePretty(table_element,indexCol,ignoreLastLines);
// Assign correct sort image icon to current column title
sortColImage.setAttribute('src',newSortColImage);
}
// Function used by the sort routine to compare the current value in the array with the next one
function sortCompare (currValue, nextValue) {
// Since the elements of this array are actually arrays themselves, just sort
// on the first element which contiains the value, not the second which contains
// the original row position
if ( currValue[0] == nextValue[0] ) return 0;
if ( currValue[0] < nextValue[0] ) return -1;
if ( currValue[0] > nextValue[0] ) return 1;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Functions to get and compare values during a sort.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// This code is necessary for browsers that don't reflect the DOM constants
// (like IE).
if (document.ELEMENT_NODE == null) {
document.ELEMENT_NODE = 1;
document.TEXT_NODE = 3;
}
function getTextValue(el) {
var i;
var s;
// Find and concatenate the values of all text nodes contained within the
// element.
s = "";
for (i = 0; i < el.childNodes.length; i++)
if (el.childNodes[i].nodeType == document.TEXT_NODE)
s += el.childNodes[i].nodeValue;
else if (el.childNodes[i].nodeType == document.ELEMENT_NODE &&
el.childNodes[i].tagName == "BR")
s += " ";
else
// Use recursion to get text within sub-elements.
s += getTextValue(el.childNodes[i]);
return normalizeString(s);
}
// Regular expressions for normalizing white space.
var whtSpEnds = new RegExp("^\\s*|\\s*$", "g");
var whtSpMult = new RegExp("\\s\\s+", "g");
function normalizeString(s) {
s = s.replace(whtSpMult, " "); // Collapse any multiple whites space.
s = s.replace(whtSpEnds, ""); // Remove leading or trailing white space.
return s;
}
// Function used to modify values to make then sortable depending on the type of information
function FormatForType(itm) {
var sortValue = itm.toLowerCase();
// If the item matches a date pattern (MM/DD/YYYY or MM/DD/YY or M/DD/YYYY)
if (itm.match(/^\d\d[\/-]\d\d[\/-]\d\d\d\d$/) ||
itm.match(/^\d\d[\/-]\d\d[\/-]\d\d$/) ||
itm.match(/^\d[\/-]\d\d[\/-]\d\d\d\d$/) ) {
// Convert date to YYYYMMDD format for sort comparison purposes
// y2k notes: two digit years less than 50 are treated as 20XX, greater than 50 are treated as 19XX
var yr = -1;
if (itm.length == 10) {
sortValue = itm.substr(6,4)+itm.substr(0,2)+itm.substr(3,2);
} else if (itm.length == 9) {
sortValue = itm.substr(5,4)+"0" + itm.substr(0,1)+itm.substr(2,2);
} else {
yr = itm.substr(6,2);
if (parseInt(yr) < 50) {
yr = '20'+yr;
} else {
yr = '19'+yr;
}
sortValue = yr+itm.substr(3,2)+itm.substr(0,2);
}
}
// If the item matches a Percent patten (contains a percent sign)
if (itm.match(/%/)) {
// Replace anything that is not part of a number (decimal pt, neg sign, or 0 through 9) with an empty string.
sortValue = itm.replace(/[^0-9.-]/g,'');
sortValue = parseFloat(sortValue);
}
// If item starts with a "(" and ends with a ")" then remove them and put a negative sign in front
if (itm.substr(0,1) == "(" & itm.substr(itm.length - 1,1) == ")") {
itm = "-" + itm.substr(1,itm.length - 2);
}
// If the item matches a currency pattern (starts with a dollar or negative dollar sign)
if (itm.match(/^[£$]|(^-)/)) {
// Replace anything that is not part of a number (decimal pt, neg sign, or 0 through 9) with an empty string.
sortValue = itm.replace(/[^0-9.-]/g,'');
if (isNaN(sortValue)) {
sortValue = 0;
} else {
sortValue = parseFloat(sortValue);
}
}
// If the item matches a numeric pattern
if (itm.match(/(\d*,\d*$)|(^-?\d\d*\.\d*$)|(^-?\d\d*$)|(^-?\.\d\d*$)/)) {
// Replace anything that is not part of a number (decimal pt, neg sign, or 0 through 9) with an empty string.
sortValue = itm.replace(/[^0-9.-]/g,'');
// sortValue = sortValue.replace(/,/g,'');
if (isNaN(sortValue)) {
sortValue = 0;
} else {
sortValue = parseFloat(sortValue);
}
}
return sortValue;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Functions to update the table appearance after a sort.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Style class names.
var rowClsNm = "alternateRow";
var colClsNm = "sortedColumn";
// Regular expressions for setting class names.
var rowTest = new RegExp(rowClsNm, "gi");
var colTest = new RegExp(colClsNm, "gi");
function makePretty(tblEl, col, ignoreLastLines) {
var i, j;
var rowEl, cellEl;
// Set style classes on each row to alternate their appearance.
for (i = 1; i < tblEl.rows.length - ignoreLastLines; i++) {
rowEl = tblEl.rows[i];
rowEl.className = rowEl.className.replace(rowTest, "");
if (i % 2 != 0)
rowEl.className += " " + rowClsNm;
rowEl.className = normalizeString(rowEl.className);
// Set style classes on each column (other than the name column) to
// highlight the one that was sorted.
for (j = 0; j < tblEl.rows[i].cells.length; j++) {
cellEl = rowEl.cells[j];
cellEl.className = cellEl.className.replace(colTest, "");
if (j == col)
cellEl.className += " " + colClsNm;
cellEl.className = normalizeString(cellEl.className);
}
}
}
// END Generic Table sort.
// =================================================
// Function to scroll to top before sorting to fix an IE bug
// Which repositions the header off the top of the screen
// if you try to sort while scrolled to bottom.
function GoTop() {
document.getElementById('TableContainer').scrollTop = 0;
}
//]]>
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr><td>
<div id="TableContainer" class="TableContainer" style="height:230px;">
<table class="scrollTable">
<thead class="fixedHeader headerFormat">
<tr>
<td class="point" onclick="GoTop(); sortTable(this,1);" title="Sort"><b>NAME</b> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7" border="0"></td>
<td class="point" onclick="GoTop(); sortTable(this,1);" title="Sort" align="right"><b>Amt</b> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7" border="0"></td>
<td class="point" onclick="GoTop(); sortTable(this,1);" title="Sort" align="right"><b>Lvl</b> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7" border="0"></td>
<td class="point" onclick="GoTop(); sortTable(this,1);" title="Sort" align="right"><b>Rank</b> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7" border="0"></td>
<td class="point" onclick="GoTop(); sortTable(this,1);" title="Sort" align="right"><b>Position</b> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7" border="0"></td>
<td class="point" onclick="GoTop(); sortTable(this,1);" title="Sort" align="right"><b>Date</b> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKALMLAHaRdnCTcHegd7C8sNTa1Ku4q9vg24GXgfr8+uDl4P///////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAsALAAAAAAKAAoAAAQfcMlJq12hIHKoSEqIdBIQnslknkoqfedIBQNikFduRQA7" border="0"></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="scrollContent bodyFormat" style="height:200px;">
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Maha</td>
<td align="right">$19,923.19</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td>Owner</td>
<td align="right">01/02/2001</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thrawl</td>
<td align="right">$9,550</td>
<td align="right">159</td>
<td align="right">100%</td>
<td>Co-Owner</td>
<td align="right">11/07/2003</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Marhanen</td>
<td align="right">$223.04</td>
<td align="right">83</td>
<td align="right">99%</td>
<td>Banker</td>
<td align="right">06/27/2006</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td align="right">$121</td>
<td align="right">567</td>
<td align="right">23423%</td>
<td>FishHead</td>
<td align="right">06/06/2006</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Jones</td>
<td align="right">$15</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td align="right">15%</td>
<td>Bubba</td>
<td align="right">10/27/2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Supa-De-Dupa</td>
<td align="right">$145</td>
<td align="right">91</td>
<td align="right">32%</td>
<td>momma</td>
<td align="right">12/15/1996</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>ClickClock</td>
<td align="right">$1,213</td>
<td align="right">23</td>
<td align="right">1%</td>
<td>Dada</td>
<td align="right">1/30/1998</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mrs. Robinson</td>
<td align="right">$99</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td align="right">99%</td>
<td>Wife</td>
<td align="right">07/04/1963</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Maha</td>
<td align="right">$19,923.19</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">100%</td>
<td>Owner</td>
<td align="right">01/02/2001</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thrawl</td>
<td align="right">$9,550</td>
<td align="right">159</td>
<td align="right">100%</td>
<td>Co-Owner</td>
<td align="right">11/07/2003</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Marhanen</td>
<td align="right">$223.04</td>
<td align="right">83</td>
<td align="right">59%</td>
<td>Banker</td>
<td align="right">06/27/2006</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td align="right">$121</td>
<td align="right">567</td>
<td align="right">534.23%</td>
<td>FishHead</td>
<td align="right">06/06/2006</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Jones</td>
<td align="right">$15</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td align="right">15%</td>
<td>Bubba</td>
<td align="right">10/27/2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Supa-De-Dupa</td>
<td align="right">$145</td>
<td align="right">91</td>
<td align="right">42%</td>
<td>momma</td>
<td align="right">12/15/1996</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>ClickClock</td>
<td align="right">$1,213</td>
<td align="right">23</td>
<td align="right">2%</td>
<td>Dada</td>
<td align="right">1/30/1998</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mrs. Robinson</td>
<td align="right">$99</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td align="right">(-10.42%)</td>
<td>Wife</td>
<td align="right">07/04/1963</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alternateRow">
<td>Maha</td>
<td align="right">-$19,923.19</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">(-10.01%)</td>
<td>Owner</td>
<td align="right">01/02/2001</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thrawl</td>
<td align="right">$9,550</td>
<td align="right">159</td>
<td align="right">-10.20%</td>
<td>Co-Owner</td>
<td align="right">11/07/2003</td>
</tr>
<tr class="total">
<td><strong>TOTAL</strong>:</td>
<td align="right"><strong>999999</strong></td>
<td align="right"><strong>9999999</strong></td>
<td align="right"><strong>99</strong></td>
<td > </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td></tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
I did this with a combination of:
Here's a jsfiddle example to demonstrate.
Haven't tested on all browsers but I imagine it's not great on older IE versions.
$("#clscroll-content").scroll(function() {
$("#clscroll-row-headers").scrollTop($("#clscroll-content").scrollTop());
$("#clscroll-column-headers").scrollLeft($("#clscroll-content").scrollLeft());
});
$("#clscroll-column-headers").scroll(function() {
$("#clscroll-content").scrollLeft($("#clscroll-column-headers").scrollLeft());
});
$("#clscroll-row-headers").scroll(function() {
$("#clscroll-content").scrollTop($("#clscroll-row-headers").scrollTop());
});
.clscroll table {
table-layout: fixed;
}
.clscroll td, .clscroll th {
overflow: hidden;
}
.corner-header {
float: left;
}
.column-headers {
float: left;
overflow: scroll;
}
.row-headers {
clear: both;
float: left;
overflow: scroll;
}
.table-content {
table-layout: fixed;
float: left;
overflow: scroll;
}
.clscroll td, .clscroll th {
width: 200px;
border: 1px solid black;
}
.row-headers, .table-content {
height: 100px;
}
.column-headers, .table-content, .table-content table, .column-headers table {
width: 400px;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="clscroll corner-header">
<table>
<tr>
<th> </th>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<div class="clscroll column-headers" id="clscroll-column-headers">
<table>
<tr>
<th>Bus</th>
<th>Plane</th>
<th>Boat</th>
<th>Bicycle</th>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<div class="clscroll row-headers" id="clscroll-row-headers">
<table>
<tr>
<th>Red</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Green</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Blue</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Orange</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Purple</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Yellow</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Pink</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Brown</th>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<div class="clscroll table-content" id="clscroll-content">
<table>
<tr>
<td>Red Bus</td>
<td>Red Plane</td>
<td>Red Boat</td>
<td>Red Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Green Bus</td>
<td>Green Plane</td>
<td>Green Boat</td>
<td>Green Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Blue Bus</td>
<td>Blue Plane</td>
<td>Blue Boat</td>
<td>Blue Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Orange Bus</td>
<td>Orange Plane</td>
<td>Orange Boat</td>
<td>Orange Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Purple Bus</td>
<td>Purple Plane</td>
<td>Purple Boat</td>
<td>Purple Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yellow Bus</td>
<td>Yellow Plane</td>
<td>Yellow Boat</td>
<td>Yellow Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pink Bus</td>
<td>Pink Plane</td>
<td>Pink Boat</td>
<td>Pink Bicycle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brown Bus</td>
<td>Brown Plane</td>
<td>Brown Boat</td>
<td>Brown Bicycle</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
I ran across a site a few weeks back. This is a working example of the first column locked but it is not browser compatible with Firefox. I didn't do a lot of checking around but it seems it only works in IE. There are some notes the author provided along with it that you can read.
Lock the First column: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/bmerkey/examples/locked-column-csv.html
Let me know if you need the Javascript to lock the Table headers too.
Here is one that I made that is pure javascript/css only.
https://jsfiddle.net/KirbyLWallace/x5sbe0dk/5/
It's meant to be used in full width screen, but I've modified to fit a specific width for the fiddle.
<body onResize="scaleElements()">
<div id="table-container-div">
<table id="data-table">
<thead id="th-header">
<tr id="th-header-row">
<td>Column1</td>
<td>Column2</td>
<td>Column3</td>
<td>Column4</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="tbl-body">
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
<tr><td>a</td><td>b</td><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>h</td><td>i</td><td>j</td><td>k</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
javascript:
(() => {
scaleElements();
})();
function scaleElements() {
// element() is just shorthand for document.getElementById().
// scaleElements() scales a number of other things, not included here,
// that get rescaled any time the browser, or a container is resized.
// the table header row here is just one of them...
//
// this thing includes checks to see if a table with the table & thead
// is on the page. If it is, it checks to see if the span container is
// here (it's not on the first run, but it is on subsequent calls. So,
// it adds it if it needs it, or reuses it if it's there.
if (element("data-table")) {
if (element("th-span-container")) {
element("th-span-container").parentElement.removeChild(element("th-span-container"));
}
var x = document.createElement("div");
x.id = "th-span-container";
x.style.cssFloat = "left";
x.style.position = "fixed";
x.style.top = "10px";
// you will want to fiddle with your own particular positioning.
// this one is positioned to work on a table that is below a page
// logo banner.
var tds = element("th-header-row").getElementsByTagName("td");
for (i = 0; i < tds.length; i++) {
let z = tds[i];
let y = document.createElement("span");
y.style.padding = "0px";
y.style.margin = "0px";
y.style.fontFamily = "'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif";
y.style.fontSize = "13px";
y.style.border = "0px";
y.style.position = "absolute";
y.style.color = "white";
y.style.backgroundColor = "#3D6588";
y.style.left = z.offsetLeft + "px";
y.style.height = z.offsetHeight + "px";
y.style.lineHeight = z.offsetHeight + "px";
y.style.width = z.offsetWidth + "px";
y.innerHTML = z.innerHTML;
x.appendChild(y);
}
element("table-container-div").appendChild(x);
element("th-header-row").style.visibility = "hidden";
}
}
function element(e) {
return document.getElementById(e);
}
css:
body {
background: black;
}
#table-container-div {
width: 310px;
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
bottom: 10px;
overflow-x: hidden;
overflow-y: auto;
min-width: 320px;
}
table {
font-size: 13px;
height: 120px;
width: 300px;
border: 0px solid red;
background-color: #11171F;
}
tr {
height: 22px;
color: #cff3ff;
}
tr:hover {
background-color: dimgrey;
}
td {
color:white;
border-right: 1px dotted #4F4F4F;
}
#th-header-row {
background-color: #3D6588;
color: white;
}
It's actually do-able without JavaScript, but using pure CSS + HTML with sticky position. Just add "position:sticky" to the cells you'd like to freeze.
For building a table, you can either use or CSS grid, and this technique works on both of them.
Here is an example formatting with table tag ( live demo here ):
<table>
<tr><th class="head"></th class="head"><th></th> ... </tr>
<tr><th class="head"></th> <th></th> ... </tr>
...
</table>
<style type="text/css">
.head { position: sticky; top: 0; left: 0;}
</style>
And here is an example with CSS Grid ( live demo here ):
<div class="grid">
<!-- cells to freeze -->
<div class="entry head"></div>
<div class="entry head"></div>
...
<!-- normal cells -->
<div class="entry"></div>
...
</div>
<style type="text/css">
.grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(<your-cell-count>, <cell-size>);
}
.entry.head { position: sticky; top: 0; left: 0 }
</style>
You probably will need to take care of the cells frozen both horizontally and vertically ( e.g., setting a z-index larger than others ) but it will be still CSS thing.
I think the main drawback of this approach is, probably, the browser compatibility issue. Check Can I Use CSS-sticky and Can I use CSS grid before using these techniques.
How about a solution where you put the actual "data" of the table inside its own div, with overflow: scroll;
? Then the browser will automatically create scrollbars for the portion of the "table" you do not want to lock, and you can put the "table header"/first row just above that <div>
.
Not sure how that would work with scrolling horizontally though.