Content Document Table

A generic table to show shared documents from a Salesforce Files library.

Available in: App Page · Home Page · Record Page · Flow Screen

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How to build a Content Document Datatable with Apex & LWC

Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Description
card-icon	string	'standard:file'	If show card option is active, the card icon is displayed in the header before the card title. It should contain the SLDS name of the icon. Specify the name in the format 'standard:file' where 'standard' is the category and 'case' the icon to be displayed.
card-title	string	'Document Table'	If show card option is active, the card title can include text and is displayed in the header above the table.
folder	string	null	Folder name within Files library.
library	string	'Documents'	Files library name.
record-id	string	null	If the component is used on a lightning record page, the page sets the property to the id of the current record.
show-card	boolean	false	If present, the table is wrapped in a lightning card to fit better into the overall page layout.
show-delete-action	boolean	false	If present, the last column contains a delete file action.
show-download-action	boolean	false	If present, the last column contains a download file action.
show-view-action	boolean	false	If present, the last column contains a view file action.

Usage

<c-content-document-table
  library="Documents"
  folder="Invoices"
  show-card
  show-view-action
  show-download-action
></c-content-document-table>

All attributes are also configurable in the Lightning App Builder, so no code is required to use the component.

Component Dependencies

Name	Type	Description
contentDocumentIcon	LWC	Custom datatable cell type to display the appropriate icon based on the file type.
contentDocumentPreview	LWC	Custom datatable cell type that is used to display a file preview when clicking on the title.
contentDocumentTableExtension	LWC	Custom extension of the standard LWC datatable to support individual table cell types.
ContentDocumentController	Apex	Controller class for retrieving content documents from files library.
ContentDocumentControllerTest	Apex	Test class for ContentDocumentController.