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[EuiBasicTable][A11y] Add empty state to table caption #9265

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refactor(EuiBasicTable): add empty state text to tableCaption
mgadewoll Dec 10, 2025
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test: add story for empty EuiBasicTable
mgadewoll Dec 10, 2025
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chore: add changelog
mgadewoll Dec 10, 2025
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9265.md
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**Accessibility**

- Added information about the empty state of `EuiBasicTable` in the table caption

8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/eui/src/components/basic_table/basic_table.stories.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -383,6 +383,14 @@ export const ExpandedNestedTable: Story = {
},
};

export const EmptyTable: Story = {
args: {
...Playground.args,
items: [],
noItemsMessage: 'No users found',
},
};

export const DarkMode: Story = {
tags: ['vrt-only'],
globals: { colorMode: 'dark' },
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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion packages/eui/src/components/basic_table/basic_table.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ export class EuiBasicTable<T extends object = any> extends Component<

let itemCountPart: React.ReactNode = null;
if (!itemCount) {
itemCountPart = this.props.noItemsMessage;
itemCountPart = `${this.props.noItemsMessage},`;
} else if (pagination && totalItemCount > 0) {
itemCountPart = (
<p>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -671,6 +671,16 @@ export class EuiBasicTable<T extends object = any> extends Component<
default="Data table"
/>
)}
{itemCount === 0 && (
<>
{' '}
<EuiI18n
token="euiBasicTable.caption.emptyState"
default="(empty)"
/>
</>
)}
{','}
</p>
{itemCountPart}
{paginationPart}
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