Responsive tables created with Bootstrap do not function properly when placed within a flex layout

I am in need of a simple layout that spans 100% width of the browser window and includes a sidebar (<aside>) and main content (<main>) using flexbox. The sidebar has a constant width, while the main content should adjust to fill the remaining space.

Within the main content section, I have a large table that requires the use of Responsive tables in order to achieve horizontal scrolling within the table container only. However, encountering an issue where the horizontal scroll applies to the entire window instead.

<div class="d-flex w-100">
  <aside>some sidebar content</aside>
  <main class="flex-grow-1">
    <div class="table-responsive"> <!-- problem is here! -->
      <table class="table">
        <tr>
          <td>1.Test</td>
          <td>2.Test</td>
          <td>3.Test</td>
          <!-- ... -->
          <td>21.Test</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </main>
</div>

Here is an example link: https://jsfiddle.net/cichy380/q34p5j1u/

cssbootstrap-4flexboxbootstrap-5

Answer №1

After taking the advice of Nisharg Shah and setting min-width to zero on my column, I was able to resolve an issue with my Bootstrap 5 layout. Since there wasn't a suitable class in Bootstrap for this purpose, I decided to create a custom class following Bootstrap's naming convention:

.min-w-0 {
    min-width: 0;
}

I then applied this custom class to the example above. As a result, the table container now scrolls instead of the entire layout.

.min-w-0 {
  min-width: 0;
}
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<div class="d-flex w-100 mw-100">
  <aside class="bg-info" style="height: 100px; min-width: 100px"></aside>
  <main class="bg-light flex-grow-1 min-w-0   ">
    <div class="table-responsive">
      <table class="table">
        <tr>
          <td>1.Test</td>
          <td>2.Test</td>
          <td>3.Test</td>
          <td>4.Test</td>
          <td>5.Test</td>
          <td>6.Test</td>
          <td>7.Test</td>
          <td>8.Test</td>
          <td>9.Test</td>
          <td>10.Test</td>
          <td>11.Test</td>
          <td>12.Test</td>
          <td>13.Test</td>
          <td>14.Test</td>
          <td>15.Test</td>
          <td>16.Test</td>
          <td>17.Test</td>
          <td>18.Test</td>
          <td>19.Test</td>
          <td>20.Test</td>
          <td>21.Test</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </main>
</div>

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