EUI data tables: EuiBasicTable and EuiInMemoryTable

Applies to: EuiBasicTable, EuiInMemoryTable

Tables need a caption exposed to assistive technology so users understand what the grid represents (different from the page <title>). EUI exposes this as tableCaption.

Canonical usage

• Pass exactly one tableCaption per table instance.
• Caption text describes the dataset or task — “User accounts in this space”, not “Table”.
• If visible nearby text already names the table, you may align caption wording with it; otherwise use i18n.translate for new strings (see Localization (i18n) in ../shared_principles.md).
• If tableCaption is supplied through {...tableProps}, fix it at the source or merge explicitly at the callsite — never duplicate conflicting captions.

Examples

<EuiBasicTable
  tableCaption={i18n.translate('usersList.tableCaption', {
    defaultMessage: 'User accounts list',
  })}
  items={items}
  columns={columns}
/>

Common mistakes

// WRONG — no caption
<EuiBasicTable items={items} columns={columns} />

// WRONG — generic caption
<EuiBasicTable tableCaption="Table" items={items} columns={columns} />