tabulator-tables · lukecotter · Jul 23, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026 · Aug 4, 2026
diff --git a/src/js/core/rendering/renderers/VirtualDomVertical.js b/src/js/core/rendering/renderers/VirtualDomVertical.js
@@ -97,8 +97,21 @@ export default class VirtualDomVertical extends Renderer{
 			callback();
 		}
 
-		if(this.rows().length){
-			this._virtualRenderFill((topRow === false ? this.rows.length - 1 : topRow), true, topOffset || 0);
+		var newRows = this.rows();
+
+		if(newRows.length){
+			//The anchor scan above used the PRE-callback (e.g. pre-filter) window
+			//indices. If that window now points past the new row count, topRow/
+			//topOffset are stale and would inflate vDomTopPad into a blank strip
+			//across the top. In that case do a fresh fill, which resets
+			//vDomTopPad to 0.
+			var windowInvalid = this.vDomTop >= newRows.length || this.vDomBottom >= newRows.length;
+
+			if(windowInvalid){
+				this._virtualRenderFill();
+			}else{
+				this._virtualRenderFill((topRow === false ? newRows.length - 1 : topRow), true, topOffset || 0);
+			}
 		}else{
 			this.clear();
 			this.table.rowManager.tableEmpty();
@@ -366,7 +379,13 @@ export default class VirtualDomVertical extends Renderer{
 				this.vDomScrollHeight = topPadHeight + rowsHeight + this.vDomBottomPad - containerHeight;
 			}else {
 				this.vDomTopPad = !forceMove ? this.scrollTop - topPadHeight : (this.vDomRowHeight * this.vDomTop) + offset;
-				this.vDomBottomPad = this.vDomBottom == rowsCount-1 ? 0 : Math.max(this.vDomScrollHeight - this.vDomTopPad - rowsHeight - topPadHeight, 0);
+				//Derive the bottom pad from the CURRENT row count (mirroring the
+				//!position branch) rather than the previously-cached
+				//vDomScrollHeight, which goes stale after a filter/sort/resize
+				//changes rowsCount and leaves an inflated blank strip below the
+				//last row. Refresh vDomScrollHeight so later reads stay coherent.
+				this.vDomBottomPad = this.vDomBottom == rowsCount-1 ? 0 : this.vDomRowHeight * (rowsCount - this.vDomBottom - 1);
+				this.vDomScrollHeight = topPadHeight + rowsHeight + this.vDomBottomPad - containerHeight;
 			}
 
 			element.style.paddingTop = this.vDomTopPad+"px";

diff --git a/test/e2e/rerender-filter.html b/test/e2e/rerender-filter.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+<head>
+	<meta charset="UTF-8" />
+	<title>Tabulator rerenderRows filter blank-strip test</title>
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../dist/css/tabulator.min.css" />
+	<script src="../../dist/js/tabulator.js"></script>
+	<style>
+	body { padding: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; }
+	#test-table { width: 500px; }
+	.tabulator-cell { white-space: normal !important; }
+	</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+	<div id="test-table"></div>
+	<script>
+		function generateData() {
+			const rowCount = 2000;
+			const data = [];
+			for (let i = 0; i < rowCount; i++) {
+				const lines = (i % 8) + 1; // variable heights
+				let text = "";
+				for (let l = 0; l < lines; l++) {
+					text += "Line " + l + " of row " + i + " with padding to wrap. ";
+				}
+				data.push({
+					id: i + 1,
+					name: "Row " + i,
+					notes: text,
+					// ~2.5% of rows are "rare" so filtering long -> short.
+					cat: i % 40 === 0 ? "rare" : "common",
+				});
+			}
+			return data;
+		}
+
+		document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+			window.testTable = new Tabulator("#test-table", {
+				data: generateData(),
+				columns: [
+					{ title: "ID", field: "id", width: 120 },
+					{ title: "Name", field: "name", width: 200 },
+					{ title: "Notes", field: "notes", width: 600, formatter: "textarea" },
+					{ title: "Cat", field: "cat", width: 120 },
+				],
+				height: "300px",
+				layout: "fitData",
+			});
+		});
+	</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/e2e/rerender-filter.spec.ts b/test/e2e/rerender-filter.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { test, expect, Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+// Regression coverage for rerenderRows after a filter (blank strip).
+//
+// rerenderRows scanned the PRE-filter vDomTop..vDomBottom window for an anchor
+// row, then filled against the POST-filter rows. When the pre-filter window
+// pointed past the new (smaller) row count, the stale topOffset inflated
+// vDomTopPad into a blank strip across the top. Separately, the position branch
+// of _virtualRenderFill derived vDomBottomPad from a stale vDomScrollHeight,
+// leaving an inflated blank strip below the last row after the row count shrank.
+//
+// Metric: gap (px) from the top / bottom edge of the holder to the nearest
+// rendered row. A large gap after filtering is the bug.
+
+async function gaps(page: Page) {
+	return page.evaluate(() => {
+		const holder = document.querySelector(".tabulator-tableholder") as HTMLElement;
+		const table = document.querySelector(".tabulator-table") as HTMLElement;
+		const r = holder.getBoundingClientRect();
+		const x = r.left + r.width / 2;
+		const max = Math.min(r.height, 600);
+		const scan = (fromTop: boolean) => {
+			for (let d = 2; d < max; d += 6) {
+				const y = fromTop ? r.top + d : r.bottom - d;
+				const el = document.elementFromPoint(x, y) as HTMLElement | null;
+				if (el && el.closest && el.closest(".tabulator-row")) return Math.max(0, d - 2);
+			}
+			return max;
+		};
+		return {
+			topGap: scan(true),
+			bottomGap: scan(false),
+			paddingTop: parseFloat(table.style.paddingTop) || 0,
+		};
+	});
+}
+
+test.describe("rerenderRows after filter does not leave a blank strip", () => {
+	test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto(`file://${join(__dirname, "rerender-filter.html")}`);
+		await page.waitForSelector(".tabulator-tableholder");
+	});
+
+	test("filtering a long list down to a short one keeps content flush", async ({ page }) => {
+		// Scroll to the middle so the pre-filter window is deep in the list.
+		await page.locator(".tabulator-tableholder").evaluate((h) => {
+			h.scrollTop = Math.round((h.scrollHeight - h.clientHeight) / 2);
+			h.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll"));
+		});
+		await page.waitForTimeout(80);
+
+		// Filter 2000 -> ~50 rows.
+		await page.evaluate(() => {
+			// @ts-expect-error test global
+			window.testTable.setFilter("cat", "=", "rare");
+		});
+		await page.waitForTimeout(120);
+
+		const g = await gaps(page);
+		expect(g.topGap).toBeLessThanOrEqual(6);
+		expect(g.paddingTop).toBeLessThanOrEqual(6);
+		expect(g.bottomGap).toBeLessThanOrEqual(6);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/core/VirtualDomVertical.rerender.spec.js b/test/unit/core/VirtualDomVertical.rerender.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import TabulatorFull from "../../../src/js/core/TabulatorFull";
+
+// Regression: rerenderRows' fallback index was `this.rows.length - 1`, but
+// `this.rows` is the METHOD (arity 0), so the expression was always -1. When the
+// pre-render window scan found no anchor row (stale / out-of-range window), the
+// renderer filled from position -1. Asserted on the argument passed to
+// _virtualRenderFill because jsdom reports the holder as non-visible, so the
+// fill itself is a no-op there.
+describe("VirtualDomVertical rerenderRows fallback index", () => {
+	let el;
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		el = document.createElement("div");
+		document.body.appendChild(el);
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		el.remove();
+	});
+
+	const data = Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({ id: i, a: "row " + i }));
+
+	const build = () =>
+		new Promise((resolve) => {
+			const table = new TabulatorFull(el, {
+				height: "300px",
+				data,
+				columns: [{ title: "A", field: "a" }],
+			});
+			table.on("tableBuilt", () => resolve(table));
+		});
+
+	test("fallback passes the last display-row index, not -1", async () => {
+		const table = await build();
+		const renderer = table.rowManager.renderer;
+
+		// Inverted rendered window so the anchor scan never runs its body and
+		// topRow stays false, exercising the fallback branch. The indices stay
+		// in range on purpose: an out-of-range window is the separate
+		// windowInvalid case, which takes a fresh fill instead.
+		renderer.vDomTop = 5;
+		renderer.vDomBottom = 3;
+
+		const spy = jest.spyOn(renderer, "_virtualRenderFill");
+		renderer.rerenderRows(() => {});
+
+		expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(spy.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe(data.length - 1); // 999, not -1
+	});
+});