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πŸ”— Linked issue

Resolves #6907
Related: #6101, #6379

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With virtualize enabled, rendered rows were never registered with the virtualizer, so it kept relying on estimateSize. Each row was also forced to height: estimateSize. Rows with taller content rendered taller than estimated, so the total height kept changing after scrolling stopped, which caused the scroll jitter in #6907. A measureElement passed through virtualize was never called (#6101).

This PR follows the approach suggested in #6379, the same setup ScrollArea uses:

  • binds virtualizer.measureElement as a ref on each virtualized <tr> and adds data-index, so TanStack Virtual measures rows and observes them for resize
  • removes the forced height: virtualRow.size so rows keep their natural height
  • a user-provided measureElement is now actually invoked

Expanded rows (the sibling <tr>) are not measured automatically; virtualizer.measure() can be called after toggling, as discussed in #6379.

Note: rows shorter than estimateSize are no longer stretched to it and render at their natural height.

Verified in the playground with 1,000 variable-height rows: before, measureElement was never called and the total height kept changing at rest; after, heights settle once rows are measured and stay stable on revisit and at the bottom of the table.

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  • I have updated the documentation accordingly.

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Virtualized table rows now pass their index to the row template and register rendered elements with the virtualizer for measurement. The row no longer uses a fixed inline height from the virtual row size. Documentation describes approximate size estimates, variable row heights, and custom measurement. A test checks row order, inline height, and measurement callback invocation.

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- Line 597: Update the row attribute binding in Table.vue to use the configured
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test/components/Table.spec.ts: 1

580-605: 🎯 Functional Correctness | πŸ”΅ Trivial | ⚑ Quick win

Assert that measured heights change virtualizer geometry.

The test uses a fixed five-row fixture and only checks that measureElement was called. Its return value is never observed. The test would still pass if Table.vue invoked the callback but ignored the returned height.

Add a variable-height case with an estimateSize that allows all rows to render when measurements are ignored. Then assert that the measured taller row reduces the rendered range or changes a spacer size.

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+  it('uses measured row heights for virtualization', async () => {
+    const measureElement = vi.fn((element: Element) => element.getAttribute('data-index') === '0' ? 100 : 20)
+
+    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Table, {
+      props: {
+        data,
+        virtualize: {
+          observeElementRect: (_, cb) => cb({ width: 1000, height: 100 }),
+          estimateSize: 20,
+          overscan: 0,
+          measureElement
+        }
+      },
+      attachTo: document.body
+    })
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    expect(wrapper.findAll('tbody tr[data-index]').length).toBeLessThan(data.length)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
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Review comment at @test/components/Table.spec.ts around lines 580 - 605:
Extend the Table virtualization tests with a variable-height case that verifies
measured heights affect virtualizer geometry, rather than only checking that
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- Around line 580-605: Extend the Table virtualization tests with a
variable-height case that verifies measured heights affect virtualizer geometry,
rather than only checking that `measureElement` is called. Configure
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Heights are cached by index now, so after a sort or filter the rows end up with the wrong height. Could you add getItemKey: index => centerRows.value[index]?.id ?? index to the defaults? Also the expanded <tr> isn't measured, so virtualizer.measure() won't help there.

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Thanks! Both addressed:

Rows are now keyed by row.id. A static getItemKey in the defaults wasn't enough, though: the virtualizer memoizes measurements on the getItemKey reference, so with the same function and same count a sort wouldn't invalidate them. The key function is recreated whenever centerRows changes (a user-provided getItemKey still wins).
The expanded is now measured as part of its row's virtual item: the default measureElement adds its height, and the row is re-measured when the expanded row mounts, resizes (via a ResizeObserver), or collapses.

Added tests for both

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unchanged supplied function reference so the virtualizer refreshes its
measurements after row reordering.
- Line 462: Update the virtualizer options so the final measureElement callback
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Thanks! 😊

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