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TableModel.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API4189Fri Aug 26 14:58:14 BST 2005javax.swing.table

TableModel

public interface TableModel
The TableModel interface specifies the methods the JTable will use to interrogate a tabular data model.

The JTable can be set up to display any data model which implements the TableModel interface with a couple of lines of code:

TableModel myData = new MyTableModel();
JTable table = new JTable(myData);

For further documentation, see Creating a Table Model in The Java Tutorial.

version
1.26 05/05/04
author
Philip Milne
see
JTable

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public voidaddTableModelListener(javax.swing.event.TableModelListener l)
Adds a listener to the list that is notified each time a change to the data model occurs.

param
l the TableModelListener

public java.lang.ClassgetColumnClass(int columnIndex)
Returns the most specific superclass for all the cell values in the column. This is used by the JTable to set up a default renderer and editor for the column.

param
columnIndex the index of the column
return
the common ancestor class of the object values in the model.

public intgetColumnCount()
Returns the number of columns in the model. A JTable uses this method to determine how many columns it should create and display by default.

return
the number of columns in the model
see
#getRowCount

public java.lang.StringgetColumnName(int columnIndex)
Returns the name of the column at columnIndex. This is used to initialize the table's column header name. Note: this name does not need to be unique; two columns in a table can have the same name.

param
columnIndex the index of the column
return
the name of the column

public intgetRowCount()
Returns the number of rows in the model. A JTable uses this method to determine how many rows it should display. This method should be quick, as it is called frequently during rendering.

return
the number of rows in the model
see
#getColumnCount

public java.lang.ObjectgetValueAt(int rowIndex, int columnIndex)
Returns the value for the cell at columnIndex and rowIndex.

param
rowIndex the row whose value is to be queried
param
columnIndex the column whose value is to be queried
return
the value Object at the specified cell

public booleanisCellEditable(int rowIndex, int columnIndex)
Returns true if the cell at rowIndex and columnIndex is editable. Otherwise, setValueAt on the cell will not change the value of that cell.

param
rowIndex the row whose value to be queried
param
columnIndex the column whose value to be queried
return
true if the cell is editable
see
#setValueAt

public voidremoveTableModelListener(javax.swing.event.TableModelListener l)
Removes a listener from the list that is notified each time a change to the data model occurs.

param
l the TableModelListener

public voidsetValueAt(java.lang.Object aValue, int rowIndex, int columnIndex)
Sets the value in the cell at columnIndex and rowIndex to aValue.

param
aValue the new value
param
rowIndex the row whose value is to be changed
param
columnIndex the column whose value is to be changed
see
#getValueAt
see
#isCellEditable