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Interface com.sun.java.swing.table.TableModel

public interface TableModel
The TableModel interface ispecifies 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);

See Also:
JTable, AbstractTableModel

Method Index

o addTableModelListener(TableModelListener)
Add a listener to the list that's notified each time a change to the data model occurs.
o getColumnClass(int)
Returns the lowest common denominator Class in the column.
o getColumnCount()
Returns the number of columns managed by the data source object.
o getColumnName(int)
Returns the name of the column at columnIndex.
o getRowCount()
Returns the number of records managed by the data source object.
o getValueAt(int, int)
Returns an attribute value for the cell at columnIndex and rowIndex.
o isCellEditable(int, int)
Returns true if the cell at rowIndex and columnIndex is editable.
o removeTableModelListener(TableModelListener)
Remove a listener from the list that's notified each time a change to the data model occurs.
o setValueAt(Object, int, int)
Sets an attribute value for the record in the cell at columnIndex and rowIndex.

Methods

o getRowCount 
 public abstract int getRowCount()
Returns the number of records managed by the data source object. A JTable uses this method to determine how many rows it should create and display. This method should be quick, as it is call by JTable quite frequently.

Returns:
the number or rows in the model
See Also:
getColumnCount
o getColumnCount 
 public abstract int getColumnCount()
Returns the number of columns managed by the data source object. A JTable uses this method to determine how many columns it should create and display on initialization.

Returns:
the number or columns in the model
See Also:
getRowCount
o getColumnName 
 public abstract String getColumnName(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 on a table can have the same name.

Parameters:
columnIndex - the index of column
Returns:
the name of the column
o getColumnClass 
 public abstract Class getColumnClass(int columnIndex)
Returns the lowest common denominator Class in the column. This is used by the table to set up a default renderer and editor for the column.

Returns:
the common ancestor class of the object values in the model.
o isCellEditable 
 public abstract boolean isCellEditable(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.

Parameters:
rowIndex - the row whose value is to be looked up
columnIndex - the column whose value is to be looked up
Returns:
true if the cell is editable.
See Also:
setValueAt
o getValueAt 
 public abstract Object getValueAt(int rowIndex,
                                   int columnIndex)
Returns an attribute value for the cell at columnIndex and rowIndex.

Parameters:
rowIndex - the row whose value is to be looked up
columnIndex - the column whose value is to be looked up
Returns:
the value Object at the specified cell
o setValueAt 
 public abstract void setValueAt(Object aValue,
                                 int rowIndex,
                                 int columnIndex)
Sets an attribute value for the record in the cell at columnIndex and rowIndex. aValue is the new value.

Parameters:
aValue - the new value
rowIndex - the row whose value is to be changed
columnIndex - the column whose value is to be changed
See Also:
getValueAt, isCellEditable
o addTableModelListener 
 public abstract void addTableModelListener(TableModelListener l)
Add a listener to the list that's notified each time a change to the data model occurs.

Parameters:
l - the TableModelListener
o removeTableModelListener 
 public abstract void removeTableModelListener(TableModelListener l)
Remove a listener from the list that's notified each time a change to the data model occurs.

Parameters:
l - the TableModelListener 
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