Reliable way to get active Table row(cell)

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Version/Branch of Dear ImGui:

Version 1.91.6.1, ImGui.NET

Back-ends:

imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp + imgui_impl_wgpu.cpp

Compiler, OS:

Windows 11 - .NET 8

Full config/build information:

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Details:

Question:

hi,

My goal is to show the entity properties of the active entity (row) in an "Explorer" (Table) window within another "Inspector" window. See attached Video.
The selected entity in Inspector should change only by using the keyboard arrow keys in the Explorer table.

My general approach is using IsItemFocused().

It works as expected if the cell contains a simple widget like InputText() or InputFloat().
In this case IsItemFocused() == 1 if the cell is selected (has a rectangle arround).

In case of InputFloat3() not. Only when starting to edit its fields.

While in general it possible by using IsItemFocused() to achieve the goal.
It would be much simpler in case the API would return the active cell via an API.
E.g. TableGetActiveCell(int* row, int* column).

btw: Nice project!

Screenshots/Video:

Table-Active-Cell.mp4

Minimal, Complete and Verifiable Example code:

ImGui.InputText("##field", ref value);
ImGui.IsItemFocused(); // value after pressing escape: 1

ImGui.InputFloat3("##field", ref value);
ImGui.IsItemFocused(); // value after pressing escape: 0

This behavior can be checked in imgui_demo.cpp at
Widgets > Querying Item Status (Edited/Active/Hovered etc.)

Test 1 - InputText

• Select: InputText
• Click in InputText Widget
• Press Escape

Result: IsItemFocused() = 1

Test 2 - InputFloat3

• Select: InputFloat3
• Click in InputFloat3 Widget
• Press Escape

Result: IsItemFocused() = 0