how to define index in angular material table

how should I define an index variable when angular material table is used as ngFor is not used in this table.

I did search for it in the documentation but index is not mentioned any where in it.

  <mat-table #table [dataSource]="dataSource">

    <!--- Note that these columns can be defined in any order.
          The actual rendered columns are set as a property on the row definition" -->

    <!-- Position Column -->
    <ng-container matColumnDef="position">
      <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> No. </mat-header-cell>
      <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.position}} </mat-cell>
    </ng-container>

    <!-- Name Column -->
    <ng-container matColumnDef="name">
      <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Name </mat-header-cell>
      <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.name}} </mat-cell>
    </ng-container>

    <!-- Weight Column -->
    <ng-container matColumnDef="weight">
      <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Weight </mat-header-cell>
      <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.weight}} </mat-cell>
    </ng-container>

    <!-- Symbol Column -->
    <ng-container matColumnDef="symbol">
      <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Symbol </mat-header-cell>
      <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.symbol}} </mat-cell>
    </ng-container>

    <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns"></mat-header-row>
    <mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns;"></mat-row>
  </mat-table>
</div>

where and how do i define an index variable for the array that I used in this table, so that I can bind the index value in my table itself.

Can you add index to let element; let i = index;" as you'd do with *ngFor?

<mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns; let i = index"></mat-row>

Or like so:

<ng-container matColumnDef="index">
  <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Index </mat-header-cell>
  <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element; let i = index;">{{i}}</mat-cell>
</ng-container>

Working Example: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-acdxje?file=app/table-basic-example.html

For anyone who has set the multiTemplateDataRows property of mat-table to true, you can't use index. Instead you have use either dataIndex or renderIndex.

<mat-cell *matCellDef="let row; let i = dataIndex;">{{i}}</mat-cell>

See https://github.com/angular/material2/issues/12793

For those who are facing problem with keeping the right index when using pagination which table has more than 1 page. It can be especially important when you have editable element, thus you're using a routerLink to add/edit/delete selected elements.

<ng-container matColumnDef="title">
 <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>Title</mat-header-cell>
 <mat-cell *matCellDef="let book; let i = index;" fxLayoutAlign.lt-md="center center">
  <button mat-button [routerLink]="[i + (paginator.pageIndex * paginator.pageSize)]" routerLinkActive="active"</button>
 </mat-cell>
</ng-container>

As well as

<mat-paginator #paginator [pageSize]="5" [pageSizeOptions]="[5, 10, 25, 100]"></mat-paginator>

In essence, i + (paginator.pageIndex * paginator.pageSize) is the solution, but it counts from 0. If you'd like to index from 1, simply make it (i+1) + (paginator.pageIndex * paginator.pageSize). Worth to note is that you really need the #paginator and [pageSize]="VALUE".

If someone using <mat-paginator ../>, then index can be interpreted as below

<mat-cell *matCellDef="let element; index as i"> {{paginator.pageSize * paginator.pageIndex + i + 1}}</mat-cell>

From Angular 5 you can alias index to local variable i using index as i

<ng-container matColumnDef="rowIndex">
  <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Index </mat-header-cell>
  <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element;index as i;"> {{ i }} </mat-cell>
</ng-container>

If you are using pagination in your mat-table,

<ng-container matColumnDef="index">
   <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Index </mat-header-cell>
   <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element; index as i">
        {{tableOnePaginator.pageSize * tableOnePaginator.pageIndex + i + 1}}</mat-cell>
</ng-container>

In here, this tableOnePaginator is need to define in your ts component before using it. And make sure you have set that to your dataSource as follows.

this.dataSource.paginator = this.tableOnePaginator;

If you are using paginator and you want to place index with every page change then go with this below code; In .HTML file:-

<ng-container matColumnDef="Position">
   <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> # </th>
   <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element; let i= index"> {{i + 1 +
     (thirdPaginator.pageIndex*thirdPaginator.pageSize) }}</td>
</ng-container>

If you are use paginator try this:

<ng-container matColumnDef="position">
  <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Position </th>
  <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element; let i = index"> {{(i+1) + (paginator.pageIndex*paginator.pageSize)}} </td>
</ng-container>

this working perfectly for Angular version 8.you must use #paginator and [pageSize]="VALUE"

<td mat-cell *matCellDef="let row; let indx = dataIndex">

When using the multiTemplateDataRows directive to support multiple rows for each data object, the context of *matRowDef is the same except that the index value is replaced by dataIndex and renderIndex.