[Feature Request]: Feature Suggestion: Add a resetSorting Prop/Method for DataTable Component

[hristo-voynovski]

The problem

Currently there is not option to reset the sorting in a Data Table other than clicking until you get to the initial state of the table on the corresponding header. Use cases where this option would be useful:

• There is an alternative way to order items - E.g a developer has added the ability to reorder the rows in a data table by togling drag and drop. When clicking the toggle it would be useful if the sorting could reset by a method attached to the toggle. Currently if the table is sorted by one of the headers, reordering the items with a custom function does not work.
  -There is a fitler for the table. The user has disabled columns and has filtered the table based on one of the headers. The user clicks on a "reset defaults" button which removes the filtering but cannot reset the sorting at this moment.

The solution

Adding an optional hook to reset the sorting of a DataTable component.

Examples

A property similar to the one needed here is available in the Attlasian design system. The defaultSortOrder prop can be a good starting point.

Application/PAL

No response

Business priority

Low Priority = release date is not dependent on fix or not upcoming

Available extra resources

No response

Code of Conduct

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