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Display column Type.CHECKBOX as checkbox even when not being edited

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#784 opened on Feb 6, 2019

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Description

In the table I'm using, it's quite natural to display a true/false state as a checked or unchecked checkbox. This doesn't seem to be supported out of the box but by using a formatter which renders it as a checkbox I can make it work. It takes an extra click to make it editable and it will then change state as expected.

Is there a way to render this that doesn't require the extra click?

Thanks,

  Ben.

const columns = [
   ..., {
        dataField: 'selected',
        text: 'Selected',
        formatter: (cell) => <Checkbox checked={cell} />,
        editor: {
            type: Type.CHECKBOX
        }
    }
];

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Research direction
The issue requests that a column with editor type Type.CHECKBOX should display a checkbox even when not in edit mode. Investigate the source code in the react bootstrap table2 repository, focusing on how columns are rendered and how editors are toggled. Check the column formatter and editor components, particularly the handling of Type.CHECKBOX. Look at examples in the 'packages/react bootstrap table2 example' directory if available. The solution likely involves modifying the cell renderer to display a Checkbox component when the cell is not being edited, based on the cell value. Consider adding a prop like 'alwaysShowCheckbox' or modifying the default formatter for checkbox type.
Display column Type.CHECKBOX as checkbox even when not being edited · react-bootstrap-table/react-bootstrap-table2#784 | Good First Issue