how to define index in angular material table

Question

how should I define an index variable when angular material table is used as ngFor is not used in this table.

I did search for it in the documentation but index is

Answer 1

For those who are facing problem with keeping the right index when using pagination which table has more than 1 page. It can be especially important when you have editable element, thus you're using a routerLink to add/edit/delete selected elements.

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In essence, i + (paginator.pageIndex * paginator.pageSize) is the solution, but it counts from 0. If you'd like to index from 1, simply make it (i+1) + (paginator.pageIndex * paginator.pageSize). Worth to note is that you really need the #paginator and [pageSize]="VALUE".