PrimeFaces - DataTable with Sticky Header

To keep dataTable header sticky to the top of its parent container while scrolling vertically, we need to add stickyHeader="true" attribute in our dataTable element.

Creating managed bean

@ManagedBean
@RequestScoped
public class EmployeeBean {
  private List<Employee> employeeList = new ArrayList<>();
    .............
  public List<Employee> getEmployeeList () {
      return employeeList;
  }
}

public class Employee {
  private long id;
  private String name;
  private String phoneNumber;
  private String address;
  //getters/setters
    .............
}

The view

src/main/webapp/index.xhtml

<p:dataTable var="employee" value="#{employeeBean.employeeList}" stickyHeader="true">
    <p:column headerText="Id">
        <h:outputText value="#{employee.id}"/>
    </p:column>

    <p:column headerText="Name">
        <h:outputText value="#{employee.name}"/>
    </p:column>

    <p:column headerText="Phone Number">
        <h:outputText value="#{employee.phoneNumber}"/>
    </p:column>

    <p:column headerText="Address">
        <h:outputText value="#{employee.address}"/>
    </p:column>
</p:dataTable>

mvn tomcat7:run-war

Output

Example Project

Dependencies and Technologies Used:

• primefaces 6.1 primefaces
• jsf-api 2.2.14: This is the master POM file for Oracle's Implementation of the JSF 2.2 Specification.
• jsf-impl 2.2.14: This is the master POM file for Oracle's Implementation of the JSF 2.2 Specification.
• datafactory 0.8: Library to generate data for testing.
• JDK 1.8
• Maven 3.3.9