[v8] Filter not working if accessorFn returns null for any row

[marceloverdijk]

Describe the bug

Filtering a column defines like:

{
        id: 'name',
        header: 'Name',
        accessorKey: 'name',
}

works, even if that column has null values.

Now when doing

{
        id: 'name',
        header: 'Name',
        accessorFn: (row) => row.name !== 'ignore' ? row.name : null,
}

in this case filtering does not work anymore at all.
So even not for the rows returning a value.

I can use this workaround:

{
        id: 'name',
        header: 'Name',
        accessorFn: (row) => row.name !== 'ignore' ? row.name : '',
}

but this should not be needed I would say.

Your minimal, reproducible example

Steps to reproduce

See above.

Expected behavior

Rows with actual value to be filtered succesfully.

How often does this bug happen?

Every time

Screenshots or Videos

No response

Platform

macOS

react-table version

v8.5.1, v.8.5.2

TypeScript version

v4.7.4

Additional context

No response

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[marceloverdijk]

Another issue with the workaround mentioned (return '') is that sortUndefined: 1, won't work anymore.

[simPod]

I stumbled upon this as well. I went to check the tests to see what the correct behaviour is but there are no tests :/ I'm trying to find out where the exception for null is.

[KevinVandy]

Fixed by #4441

[axeldvp]

Hello, even with this fix :

If the 1st value is null, globalFilter doesn't work.