I've made a MatTable where you can filter. If there is no data matching the filter, I want to show a text using the *matNoDataRow directive mentioned in the Angular Material documentation. However, it doesn't work as in the examples by Angular Material. Is there something I forgot? Or is this directive not yet working? I use Angular 9. Here is my table: <mat-form-field color="accent" appearance="fill" > <mat-label >Filter</mat-label> <input matInput (keyup)="doFilter($event.target.value)" placeholder="filter this table" (click)="searching=true" #input > <button mat-icon-button matSuffix (click)="input.value=''; doFilter(''); searching= !searching" color="accent"> <mat-icon *ngIf="!searching">search</mat-icon> <mat-icon *ngIf="searching">clear</mat-icon> </button> </mat-form-field> <div class="sticky-container" style="margin-top: 2em;"> <table mat-table [dataSource]="dataSource" class="mat-elevation-z8" matSort matSortActive="EXPIRY DATE" matSortDirection="asc" matSortDisableClear> <ng-container matColumnDef="id"> <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>CUSTOMER ID</th> <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let customer; let i = index" class="no-outline" routerLink="/summary/customer/{{customerService.id}}">{{customer.id}}</td> </ng-container> <ng-container matColumnDef="exDate"> <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>EXPIRY DATE</th> <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let customer; let i = index" class="table-bold no-outline" routerLink="/summary/customer/{{customerService.id}}">{{customer.exDate | date: "dd.MM.yyyy"}}</td> </ng-container> <ng-container matColumnDef="companyName"> <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>COMPANY / PARTNER</th> <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let customer; let i = index" class="no-outline" routerLink="/summary/customer/{{customerService.id}}">{{customer.companyName}}</td> </ng-container> <ng-container matColumnDef="export"> <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef></th> <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let customer; let i = index"> <button mat-icon-button matTooltip="export" (click)="export()"> <mat-icon color="primary">get_app</mat-icon> </button> </td> </ng-container> <tr mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns; sticky: true" ></tr> <tr mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns; let i = index" (mouseover)="customerService.getId([row.id])"></tr> <!-- Row shown when there is no matching data.--> <tr class="mat-row" *matNoDataRow> <td class="mat-cell" colspan="4">No data matching the filter "{{input.value}}"</td> </tr> </table> <mat-paginator [pageSize]="10" [pageSizeOptions]="[10, 20, 30, 100, dataSource.data.length]" color="accent"></mat-paginator> </div> Continue reading...