JTable column header customization examples

JTablecolumnheadercustomrendererexamples
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ThisarticleshowshowtocreatecustomrenderersforcolumnheadersinaJTable.HeresacoupleofexamplesofJTablewithitscolumnheaders
customized:
AJTablewithallcolumnheaderscustomizedwithasamerenderer
AJTablewithmultirenderersfordifferentcolumnheaders
BasicallywecreateacustomrendererbywritingaclassthatimplementstheTableCellRenderinterfaceandextendsaSwingcomponent(e.g.JLabel)
likethis:
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publicclassSimpleHeaderRendererextendsJLabelimplementsTableCellRenderer{
publicSimpleHeaderRenderer(){
//codetoinitilizetheGUI...
}
@Override
publicComponentgetTableCellRendererComponent(JTabletable,Objectvalue,
booleanisSelected,booleanhasFocus,introw,intcolumn){
//codetocustomizetheGUIbasedontheparameters
returnthis;
}
Thenwesetthisrendererforallcolumnheadersinthetablelikethis:
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table.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(newSimpleHeaderRenderer());
Orsetthisrendererforaspecificcolumn,e.g.the3rdcolumninthisexample:
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table.getColumnModel().getColumn(2).setHeaderRenderer(newSimpleHeaderRenderer());
Nowletsseehowtocreatetableswithcustomrenderersthatlookliketheabovescreenshots.
LearnSwinginSwing:ABeginner'sGuide
1.Asimplecustomrendererforallcolumnheaders
ThisexampleshowshowtocreateacustomrendererandapplyitforallcolumnheadersofaJTable.
Codeoftherendererclass,SimpleHeaderRenderer.java:
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importjava.awt.Color;
importjava.awt.Component;
importjava.awt.Font;
importjavax.swing.BorderFactory;
importjavax.swing.JLabel;
importjavax.swing.JTable;
importjavax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;
/**
*AsimplerendererclassforJTablecomponent.
*@authorwww.codejava.net
*
*/
publicclassSimpleHeaderRendererextendsJLabelimplementsTableCellRenderer{
publicSimpleHeaderRenderer(){
setFont(newFont("Consolas",Font.BOLD,14));
setForeground(Color.BLUE);
setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
}
@Override
setText(value.toString());
returnthis;
}
Codeofademoprogram,JTableHeaderRendererSimple.java:
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importjavax.swing.JFrame;
importjavax.swing.JScrollPane;
importjavax.swing.SwingUtilities;
/**
*ASwingprogramdemonstrateshowtouseacustomrendererfor
*allcolumnheadersofaJTablecomponent.
*
*/
publicclassJTableHeaderRendererSimpleextendsJFrame{
privateJTabletable;
publicJTableHeaderRendererSimple(){
super("JTableColumnHeaderCustomRendererBasic");
//constructsthetable
String[]columnNames=newString[]{"Title","Author","Publisher","PublishedDate","Pages","Rating"};
String[][]rowData=newString[][]{
{"EffectiveJava","JoshuaBloch","AddisionWesley","May08th2008","346","5"},
{"ThinkinginJava","BruceEckel","PrenticeHall","Feb26th2006","1150","4"},
{"HeadFirstJava","KathySierra&BertBates","O'ReillyMedia","Feb09th2005","688","4.5"},
};
table=newJTable(rowData,columnNames);
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table.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(newSimpleHeaderRenderer());
add(newJScrollPane(table));
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setSize(640,150);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(newRunnable(){
@Override
publicvoidrun(){
newJTableHeaderRendererSimple().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
Outputwhenrunningthedemoprogram:
2.Multicustomrenderersfordifferentcolumnheaders
Thisexampleshowshowtocreateandapplydifferentrenderersfordifferentcolumnheaders,forthesetableheaders:
WearegoingtocreateadefaultrenderforallheadersandthreedifferentrenderersforthethreecolumnsWon,Drawn,andLost.
Codeofthedefaultrendererclass,DefaultHeaderRenderer.java:
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/**
*
*/
publicclassDefaultHeaderRendererextendsJLabelimplementsTableCellRenderer{
publicDefaultHeaderRenderer(){
setOpaque(true);
setForeground(Color.WHITE);
setBackground(Color.BLACK);
}
@Override
returnthis;
}
CodeoftherendererclassfortheWoncolumnheader,WonHeaderRenderer.java:
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/**
*
*/
publicclassWonHeaderRendererextendsJLabelimplementsTableCellRenderer{
publicWonHeaderRenderer(){
setOpaque(true);
setBackground(Color.BLUE);
}
@Override
returnthis;
}
CodeoftherendererclassfortheDrawncolumnheader,DrawnHeaderRenderer.java:
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/**
*
*/
publicclassDrawnHeaderRendererextendsJLabelimplementsTableCellRenderer{
publicDrawnHeaderRenderer(){
setOpaque(true);
setForeground(Color.BLACK);
setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
}
@Override
returnthis;
}
RelatedCourse:JavaSwing(GUI)Programming:FromBeginnertoExpert
CodeoftherendererclassfortheLostcolumnheader,LostHeaderRenderer.java:
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/**
*
*/
publicclassLostHeaderRendererextendsJLabelimplementsTableCellRenderer{
publicLostHeaderRenderer(){
setOpaque(true);
setBackground(Color.GRAY);
}
@Override
returnthis;
}
Codeofademoprogram,JTableHeaderMultiRenderers.java:
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importjavax.swing.JFrame;
importjavax.swing.JScrollPane;
importjavax.swing.SwingUtilities;
/**
*ASwingprogramdemonstrateshowtousemulticustomrenderersfor
*columnheadersofaJTablecomponent.
*
*/
publicclassJTableHeaderMultiRenderersextendsJFrame{
privateJTabletable;
publicJTableHeaderMultiRenderers(){
super("JTableColumnHeaderMultiCustomRenderers");
//constructsthetable
String[]columnNames=newString[]{"Position","Team","Won","Drawn","Lost","Points"};
String[][]rowData=newString[][]{
{"1","ManchesterUnited","28","5","5","89"},
{"2","ManchesterCity","23","9","6","78"},
{"3","Chelsea","22","9","7","75"},
{"4","Arsenal","21","10","7","73"},
};
table=newJTable(rowData,columnNames);
table.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(newDefaultHeaderRenderer());
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(2).setHeaderRenderer(newWonHeaderRenderer());
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(3).setHeaderRenderer(newDrawnHeaderRenderer());
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(4).setHeaderRenderer(newLostHeaderRenderer());
add(newJScrollPane(table));
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setSize(640,150);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(newRunnable(){
@Override
publicvoidrun(){
newJTableHeaderMultiRenderers().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
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Outputwhenrunningthedemoprogram:
3.Keepingsorticons
Oneproblemwiththecustomrendererforcolumnheaderisthatthesorticons(e.g.ascendinganddescendingicons)arelost,eventhesortingfunctionality
isstillworkingfine.Toovercomethisproblem,createarendererclassasfollows:
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/**
*AsimplerendererclassforJTablecomponent,butkeepthesorticons.
*
*/
publicclassKeepSortIconHeaderRendererimplementsTableCellRenderer{
privateTableCellRendererdefaultRenderer;
publicKeepSortIconHeaderRenderer(TableCellRendererdefaultRenderer){
this.defaultRenderer=defaultRenderer;
}
@Override
Componentcomp=defaultRenderer.getTableCellRendererComponent(table,value,isSelected,hasFocus,row,column);
if(compinstanceofJLabel){
JLabellabel=(JLabel)comp;
label.setFont(newFont("Consolas",Font.BOLD,14));
label.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
label.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
}
returncomp;
}
Thetrickhereistoupdatethedefaultrenderer(whichisusuallyaJLabelinstance)insteadofreturningacompletelynewJLabelcomponent.Codetouse
thisrendererisasfollows:
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Output:
JTableHeaderheader=table.getTableHeader();
header.setDefaultRenderer(newKeepSortIconHeaderRenderer(header.getDefaultRenderer()));
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TableColumncolumn=table.getColumnModel().getColumn(2);
column.setHeaderRenderer(newKeepSortIconHeaderRenderer(table.getTableHeader().getDefaultRenderer()));
Output:
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Attachments:
DefaultHeaderRenderer.java
[Customrenderer]
0.8kB
DrawnHeaderRenderer.java
[Customrenderer]
0.8kB
DrawnHeaderRendererKeepSortIcon.java
[Customrenderer(keepsorticons)]
1kB
JTableHeaderMultiRenderers.java
[Demoprogram(multirenderers)]
1kB
JTableHeaderMultiRenderersKeepSortIcons.java [Demoprogram(multirenderers+keepsorticons)]
1kB
JTableHeaderRendererKeepSortIcon.java
[Demoprogram(singlerenderer+keepsorticons)]
1kB
JTableHeaderRendererSimple.java
[Demoprogram(singlerenderer)]
1kB
KeepSortIconHeaderRenderer.java
[Customrenderer(keepsorticons)]
LostHeaderRenderer.java
[Customrenderer]
0.8kB
SimpleHeaderRenderer.java
[Customrenderer]
0.7kB
WonHeaderRenderer.java
[Customrenderer]
0.8kB
1kB

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