[Enhancement] - Add sort arrow positioning attribute to DataTable2 to specify whether sort arrow is to the right or left of a column header

[nelson-python]

Question

Please add (when possible) a sort arrow positioning attribute:

Example: sort_arrow_alignment="start"

...or:

sort_arrow_alignment="end"

...to DataTable2, so that users can force the position of the sort arrow to the left (start) or right (end) of all column headers.

We currently see that the sort arrow can be on either the right:

...or left-hand side:

...but have no way of forcing one side or the other for all columns (for a more consistent look).

Thank you,
Nelson

Code sample

import flet as ft
from flet_datatable2 import DataTable2, DataColumn2

def main(page: ft.Page):
    page.title = "Example Table"
    page.scroll = "adaptive"
    page.padding = 20

    data = [
        ["Alice", "Engineering", 28],
        ["Bob", "Marketing", 34],
        ["Charlie", "Finance", 41],
        ["Diana", "Engineering", 25],
        ["Ethan", "HR", 38],
    ]

    sort_column_index = None
    sort_ascending = True

    def build_rows():
        return [
            ft.DataRow(
                cells=[
                    ft.DataCell(ft.Text(name)),
                    ft.DataCell(ft.Text(dept)),
                    ft.DataCell(ft.Text(str(age))),
                ]
            )
            for name, dept, age in data
        ]

    def sort_handler(e: ft.DataColumnSortEvent):
        nonlocal sort_column_index, sort_ascending, data
        sort_column_index = e.column_index
        sort_ascending = e.ascending
        data.sort(key=lambda row: row[sort_column_index], reverse=not sort_ascending)
        table.rows = build_rows()
        table.sort_column_index = sort_column_index
        table.sort_ascending = sort_ascending
        page.update()

    table = DataTable2(
        columns=[
            DataColumn2(ft.Text("Name"), size=200, on_sort=sort_handler),
            DataColumn2(ft.Text("Department"), size=200, on_sort=sort_handler),
            DataColumn2(ft.Text("Age"), numeric=True, size=100, on_sort=sort_handler),
        ],
        rows=build_rows(),
        heading_row_height=40,
        data_row_height=40,
        column_spacing=10,
        fixed_top_rows=1,
        fixed_left_columns=1,
        sort_column_index=sort_column_index,
        sort_ascending=sort_ascending,
    )

    page.add(ft.Text("Example Table", size=20, weight="bold"), table)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    ft.run(main)

Error message

No response

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