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ExcelExporter.javaAPI DocExample2035Mon Jan 09 11:01:58 GMT 2006None

ExcelExporter

public class ExcelExporter extends Object

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public ExcelExporter()
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public voidexportTable(javax.swing.JTable table, java.io.File file)

        TableModel model = table.getModel();
        FileWriter out = new FileWriter(file);
        
        for(int i=0; i < model.getColumnCount(); i++) {
            out.write(model.getColumnName(i) + "\t");
        }
        out.write("\n");
        for(int i=0; i< model.getRowCount(); i++) {
            for(int j=0; j < model.getColumnCount(); j++) {
                out.write(model.getValueAt(i,j).toString()+"\t");
            }
            out.write("\n");
        }
        out.close();
        System.out.println("write out to: " + file);
public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

        String[][] data = { 
            { "Housewares",  "$1275.00" }, 
            { "Pets",         "$125.00" },
            { "Electronics", "$2533.00" },
            { "Mensware",     "$497.00" }
        };
        String[] headers = { "Department", "Daily Revenue" };

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTable to Excel Hack");
        DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data,headers);
        final JTable table = new JTable(model);
        JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(table);

        JButton export = new JButton("Export");
        export.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
                try {
                    ExcelExporter exp = new ExcelExporter();
                    exp.exportTable(table, new File("results.xls"));
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
                    ex.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        });

        frame.getContentPane().add("Center",scroll);
        frame.getContentPane().add("South",export);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);