This code defines a JavaScript function called `refresh` that appears...

August 22, 2025 at 06:53 PM

const refresh = () => { const headers = [...table.querySelectorAll('thead th')].map(th => th.textContent), filters = Object.entries(filterState), showAll = filters.length === 0; table.querySelectorAll('tbody tr').forEach(row => { const show = showAll || matchesCriteria(dataFromRow(row, headers), filters); row.classList.toggle('hidden-row', !show); }); };

This code defines a JavaScript function called refresh that appears to be used for filtering and displaying rows in a table. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of what the code does:

  1. Extract column headers:

    const headers = [...table.querySelectorAll('thead th')].map(th => th.textContent);
    
    • It selects all the <th> elements (table headers) inside the <thead> of a table.
    • These <th> elements are converted into an array (using the spread operator [...table.querySelectorAll(...)]).
    • The map function is then used to extract the text content of each <th> into the headers array. This array holds the column headers of the table.
  2. Determine filter conditions:

    const filters = Object.entries(filterState);
    const showAll = filters.length === 0;
    
    • The filterState is expected to be an object where the keys represent filter criteria (e.g., column names) and values represent the desired filtering values.
    • The Object.entries(filterState) converts the filterState object into an array of key-value pairs.
    • A check is performed to determine if there are no filters (filters.length === 0). If there are no filters, showAll is set to true, meaning all rows will be displayed.
  3. Iterate through table rows:

    table.querySelectorAll('tbody tr').forEach(row => {
    
    • All <tr> (table rows) inside the <tbody> of the table are selected.
    • The forEach method iterates over each row to decide whether it should be shown or hidden.
  4. Determine if a row matches the filters:

    const show = showAll || matchesCriteria(dataFromRow(row, headers), filters);
    
    • If there are no filters (showAll is true), the row will be shown.
    • Otherwise, the row's data is compared against the filters:
      • dataFromRow(row, headers) extracts data from the row based on the column headers.
      • matchesCriteria(dataFromRow(row, headers), filters) checks whether the row's data matches the provided filter criteria. The implementation of dataFromRow and matchesCriteria is not provided, but they likely handle extracting row data and applying the filter logic, respectively.
  5. Toggle row visibility:

    row.classList.toggle('hidden-row', !show);
    
    • If show is true, the row remains visible as-is.
    • If show is false, the hidden-row class is added to the row. Presumably, a CSS rule targets .hidden-row to hide rows (e.g., display: none).

Summary

The refresh function filters and updates the visibility of table rows based on the current filterState. It uses the table’s column headers to access row data, applies filter criteria via matchesCriteria, and toggles the hidden-row class on rows that do not match the criteria. If there are no filters, all rows are shown.

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