A Table is probably one of the most used and complex components in Vaadin. We need to keep the following points in mind when using a table from Vaadin, so that our applications do not become sluggish:
The first point is very likely the most time consuming one in case we have large data to be shown in the table. We must not fetch all the data from the database and put it to the table. We will have a look at how to create a standard table that fetches data from a database lazily.
It is important to understand how a Vaadin table works. There are two types of lazy loading. The first one is done when a client renders the table. In that moment, the table lazily fetches data from the server to the...