Javascript to export html table to Excel

vue-json-excel

Javascript to export html table to Excel

The method implemented in this component use HTML tables to draw the .xls files, Microsoft Excel no longer recognize HTML as native content so will prompt a warning message before open the file. The content will be rendered perfectly but the message can't be avoid.

Getting started

Get the package:

npm install vue-json-excel

Register JsonExcel in your app entrypoint:

import Vue from 'vue'
import JsonExcel from 'vue-json-excel'

Vue.component('downloadExcel', JsonExcel)

In your template

<download-excel
    :data   = "json_data">
    Download Data
    <img src="download_icon.png">
</download-excel>

Props List

Name Type Description
data Array (required) Data to be exported
fields Object fields inside the Json Object that you want to export. If no given, all the properties in the Json are exported
export-fields (exportFields) Object this prop is used to fix the problem with other components that use the variable fields, like vee-validate. exportFields works exactly like fields
type string mime type [xls, csv], default: xls
name string filename to export, deault: data.xls
title string/Array Title(s) for the data, could be a string or an array of strings (multiple titles)
footer string/Array Footer(s) for the data, could be a string or an array of strings (multiple footers)

Example

import Vue from 'vue'
import JsonExcel from 'vue-json-excel'

Vue.component('downloadExcel', JsonExcel)

const app = new Vue({
    el: '#app',
    data: {
        json_fields: {
            'Complete name': 'name',
            'City': 'city',
            'Telephone': 'phone.mobile',
            'Telephone 2' : {
                field: 'phone.landline',
                callback: (value) => {
                    return `Landline Phone - ${value}`;
                }
            },
        },
        json_data: [
            {
                'name': 'Tony Peña',
                'city': 'New York',
                'country': 'United States',
                'birthdate': '1978-03-15',
                'phone': {
                    'mobile': '1-541-754-3010',
                    'landline': '(541) 754-3010'
                }
            },
            {
                'name': 'Thessaloniki',
                'city': 'Athens',
                'country': 'Greece',
                'birthdate': '1987-11-23',
                'phone': {
                    'mobile': '+1 855 275 5071',
                    'landline': '(2741) 2621-244'
                }
            }
        ],
        json_meta: [
            [
                {
                    'key': 'charset',
                    'value': 'utf-8'
                }
            ]
        ],
    }
})

In your HTML call it like

<download-excel
	class   = "btn btn-default"
	:data   = "json_data"
	:fields = "json_fields"
	name    = "filename.xls">

	Download Excel (you can customize this with html code!)

</download-excel>

REQUIRED

  • json_data: Contains the data you want to export,
  • json_fields: You can select what fields to export, especify nested data and assign labels to the fields
    the key is the label, the value is the JSON field. This will export the field data 'as is'.
    If you need to customize the the exported data you can define a callback function. Thanks to @gucastiliao.
let json_fields = {
    // regular field (exported data 'as is')
    fieldLabel: attributeName, // nested attribute supported
    // callback function for data formatting
    anotherFieldLabel: {
        field: anotherAttributeName, // nested attribute supported
        callback: (value) => {
            return `formatted value ${value}`
        }
    },
}

Export CSV

To export JSON to CSV file just add the prop type with value "csv":

<download-excel
	class   = "btn btn-default"
	:data   = "json_data"
	:fields = "json_fields"
	type    = "csv"
	name    = "filename.xls">

	Download Excel (you can customize this with html code!)

</download-excel>

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