Module java.desktop

Package javax.swing.table

Class JTableHeader

java.lang.Object

java.awt.Component

java.awt.Container

javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.table.JTableHeader

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, EventListener, Accessible, TableColumnModelListener

public class JTableHeader
extends JComponent
implements TableColumnModelListener, Accessible

This is the object which manages the header of the JTable.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

See Also:

• JTable

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
protected class	JTableHeader.AccessibleJTableHeader	This class implements accessibility support for the JTableHeader class.

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected TableColumnModel	columnModel	The TableColumnModel of the table header.
protected TableColumn	draggedColumn	The index of the column being dragged.
protected int	draggedDistance	The distance from its original position the column has been dragged.
protected boolean	reorderingAllowed	If true, reordering of columns are allowed by the user; the default is true.
protected boolean	resizingAllowed	If true, resizing of columns are allowed by the user; the default is true.
protected TableColumn	resizingColumn	The index of the column being resized.
protected JTable	table	The table for which this object is the header; the default is null.
protected boolean	updateTableInRealTime	Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3.

Fields declared in class javax.swing.JComponent

listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields declared in class java.awt.Component

accessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields declared in interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JTableHeader()	Constructs a JTableHeader with a default TableColumnModel.
JTableHeader(TableColumnModel cm)	Constructs a JTableHeader which is initialized with cm as the column model.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e)	Invoked when a column is added to the table column model.
int	columnAtPoint(Point point)	Returns the index of the column that point lies in, or -1 if it lies out of bounds.
void	columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e)	Invoked when a column is moved due to a margin change.
void	columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e)	Invoked when a column is repositioned.
void	columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e)	Invoked when a column is removed from the table column model.
void	columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e)	Invoked when the selection model of the TableColumnModel is changed.
protected TableColumnModel	createDefaultColumnModel()	Returns the default column model object which is a DefaultTableColumnModel.
protected TableCellRenderer	createDefaultRenderer()	Returns a default renderer to be used when no header renderer is defined by a TableColumn.
AccessibleContext	getAccessibleContext()	Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JTableHeader.
TableColumnModel	getColumnModel()	Returns the TableColumnModel that contains all column information of this table header.
TableCellRenderer	getDefaultRenderer()	Returns the default renderer used when no headerRenderer is defined by a TableColumn.
TableColumn	getDraggedColumn()	Returns the dragged column, if and only if, a drag is in process, otherwise returns null.
int	getDraggedDistance()	Returns the column's horizontal distance from its original position, if and only if, a drag is in process.
Rectangle	getHeaderRect(int column)	Returns the rectangle containing the header tile at column.
Dimension	getPreferredSize()	Returns the preferred size of the table header.
boolean	getReorderingAllowed()	Returns true if the user is allowed to rearrange columns by dragging their headers, false otherwise.
boolean	getResizingAllowed()	Returns true if the user is allowed to resize columns by dragging between their headers, false otherwise.
TableColumn	getResizingColumn()	Returns the resizing column.
JTable	getTable()	Returns the table associated with this header.
String	getToolTipText(MouseEvent event)	Allows the renderer's tips to be used if there is text set.
TableHeaderUI	getUI()	Returns the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.
String	getUIClassID()	Returns the suffix used to construct the name of the look and feel (L&F) class used to render this component.
boolean	getUpdateTableInRealTime()	Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3.
protected void	initializeLocalVars()	Initializes the local variables and properties with default values.
protected String	paramString()	Returns a string representation of this JTableHeader.
void	resizeAndRepaint()	Sizes the header and marks it as needing display.
void	setColumnModel(TableColumnModel columnModel)	Sets the column model for this table to newModel and registers for listener notifications from the new column model.
void	setDefaultRenderer(TableCellRenderer defaultRenderer)	Sets the default renderer to be used when no headerRenderer is defined by a TableColumn.
void	setDraggedColumn(TableColumn aColumn)	Sets the header's draggedColumn to aColumn.
void	setDraggedDistance(int distance)	Sets the header's draggedDistance to distance.
void	setReorderingAllowed(boolean reorderingAllowed)	Sets whether the user can drag column headers to reorder columns.
void	setResizingAllowed(boolean resizingAllowed)	Sets whether the user can resize columns by dragging between headers.
void	setResizingColumn(TableColumn aColumn)	Sets the header's resizingColumn to aColumn.
void	setTable(JTable table)	Sets the table associated with this header.
void	setUI(TableHeaderUI ui)	Sets the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.
void	setUpdateTableInRealTime(boolean flag)	Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3.
void	updateUI()	Notification from the UIManager that the look and feel (L&F) has changed.

Methods declared in class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods declared in class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods declared in class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMixingCutoutShape, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

table

protected JTable table

The table for which this object is the header; the default is null.

columnModel

protected TableColumnModel columnModel

The TableColumnModel of the table header.

reorderingAllowed

protected boolean reorderingAllowed

If true, reordering of columns are allowed by the user; the default is true.

resizingAllowed

protected boolean resizingAllowed

If true, resizing of columns are allowed by the user; the default is true.

updateTableInRealTime

protected boolean updateTableInRealTime

Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3. Real time repaints, in response to column dragging or resizing, are now unconditional.

resizingColumn

protected transient TableColumn resizingColumn

The index of the column being resized. null if not resizing.

draggedColumn

protected transient TableColumn draggedColumn

The index of the column being dragged. null if not dragging.

draggedDistance

protected transient int draggedDistance

The distance from its original position the column has been dragged.

Constructor Details

JTableHeader

public JTableHeader()

Constructs a JTableHeader with a default TableColumnModel.

See Also:

• createDefaultColumnModel()

JTableHeader

public JTableHeader(TableColumnModel cm)

Constructs a JTableHeader which is initialized with cm as the column model. If cm is null this method will initialize the table header with a default TableColumnModel.

Parameters:

cm - the column model for the table

See Also:

• createDefaultColumnModel()

Method Details

setTable

@BeanProperty(description="The table associated with this header.")
public void setTable(JTable table)

Sets the table associated with this header.

Parameters:

table - the new table

getTable

public JTable getTable()

Returns the table associated with this header.

Returns:

the table property

setReorderingAllowed

@BeanProperty(description="Whether the user can drag column headers to reorder columns.")
public void setReorderingAllowed(boolean reorderingAllowed)

Sets whether the user can drag column headers to reorder columns.

Parameters:

reorderingAllowed - true if the table view should allow reordering; otherwise false

See Also:

• getReorderingAllowed()

getReorderingAllowed

public boolean getReorderingAllowed()

Returns true if the user is allowed to rearrange columns by dragging their headers, false otherwise. The default is true. You can rearrange columns programmatically regardless of this setting.

Returns:

the reorderingAllowed property

See Also:

• setReorderingAllowed(boolean)

setResizingAllowed

@BeanProperty(description="Whether the user can resize columns by dragging between headers.")
public void setResizingAllowed(boolean resizingAllowed)

Sets whether the user can resize columns by dragging between headers.

Parameters:

resizingAllowed - true if table view should allow resizing

See Also:

• getResizingAllowed()

getResizingAllowed

public boolean getResizingAllowed()

Returns true if the user is allowed to resize columns by dragging between their headers, false otherwise. The default is true. You can resize columns programmatically regardless of this setting.

Returns:

the resizingAllowed property

See Also:

• setResizingAllowed(boolean)

getDraggedColumn

public TableColumn getDraggedColumn()

Returns the dragged column, if and only if, a drag is in process, otherwise returns null.

Returns:

the dragged column, if a drag is in process, otherwise returns null

See Also:

• getDraggedDistance()

getDraggedDistance

public int getDraggedDistance()

Returns the column's horizontal distance from its original position, if and only if, a drag is in process. Otherwise, the the return value is meaningless.

Returns:

the column's horizontal distance from its original position, if a drag is in process, otherwise the return value is meaningless

See Also:

• getDraggedColumn()

getResizingColumn

public TableColumn getResizingColumn()

Returns the resizing column. If no column is being resized this method returns null.

Returns:

the resizing column, if a resize is in process, otherwise returns null

setUpdateTableInRealTime

public void setUpdateTableInRealTime(boolean flag)

Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3. Real time repaints, in response to column dragging or resizing, are now unconditional.

Parameters:

flag - true if tableView should update the body of the table in real time

getUpdateTableInRealTime

public boolean getUpdateTableInRealTime()

Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3. Real time repaints, in response to column dragging or resizing, are now unconditional.

Returns:

true if the table updates in real time

setDefaultRenderer

public void setDefaultRenderer(TableCellRenderer defaultRenderer)

Sets the default renderer to be used when no headerRenderer is defined by a TableColumn.

Parameters:

defaultRenderer - the default renderer

Since:

1.3

getDefaultRenderer

public TableCellRenderer getDefaultRenderer()

Returns the default renderer used when no headerRenderer is defined by a TableColumn.

Returns:

the default renderer

Since:

1.3

columnAtPoint

public int columnAtPoint(Point point)

Returns the index of the column that point lies in, or -1 if it lies out of bounds.

Parameters:

point - if this point lies within a column, the index of that column will be returned; otherwise it is out of bounds and -1 is returned

Returns:

the index of the column that point lies in, or -1 if it lies out of bounds

getHeaderRect

public Rectangle getHeaderRect(int column)

Returns the rectangle containing the header tile at column. When the column parameter is out of bounds this method uses the same conventions as the JTable method getCellRect.

Parameters:

column - index of the column

Returns:

the rectangle containing the header tile at column

See Also:

• JTable.getCellRect(int, int, boolean)

getToolTipText

public String getToolTipText(MouseEvent event)

Allows the renderer's tips to be used if there is text set.

Overrides:

getToolTipText in class JComponent

Parameters:

event - the location of the event identifies the proper renderer and, therefore, the proper tip

Returns:

the tool tip for this component

getPreferredSize

public Dimension getPreferredSize()

Returns the preferred size of the table header. This is the size required to display the header and requested for the viewport. The returned Dimension width will always be calculated by the underlying TableHeaderUI, regardless of any width specified by JComponent.setPreferredSize(java.awt.Dimension)

Overrides:

getPreferredSize in class JComponent

Returns:

the size

See Also:

• JComponent.setPreferredSize(java.awt.Dimension)
• ComponentUI

getUI

public TableHeaderUI getUI()

Returns the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.

Overrides:

getUI in class JComponent

Returns:

the TableHeaderUI object that renders this component

setUI

public void setUI(TableHeaderUI ui)

Sets the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.

Parameters:

ui - the TableHeaderUI L&F object

See Also:

• UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)

updateUI

public void updateUI()

Notification from the UIManager that the look and feel (L&F) has changed. Replaces the current UI object with the latest version from the UIManager.

Overrides:

updateUI in class JComponent

See Also:

• JComponent.updateUI()

getUIClassID

public String getUIClassID()

Returns the suffix used to construct the name of the look and feel (L&F) class used to render this component.

Overrides:

getUIClassID in class JComponent

Returns:

the string "TableHeaderUI"

See Also:

• JComponent.getUIClassID()
• UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)

setColumnModel

@BeanProperty(description="The object governing the way columns appear in the view.")
public void setColumnModel(TableColumnModel columnModel)

Sets the column model for this table to newModel and registers for listener notifications from the new column model.

Parameters:

columnModel - the new data source for this table

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if newModel is null

See Also:

• getColumnModel()

getColumnModel

public TableColumnModel getColumnModel()

Returns the TableColumnModel that contains all column information of this table header.

Returns:

the columnModel property

See Also:

• setColumnModel(javax.swing.table.TableColumnModel)

columnAdded

public void columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e)

Invoked when a column is added to the table column model.

Application code will not use these methods explicitly, they are used internally by JTable.

Specified by:

columnAdded in interface TableColumnModelListener

Parameters:

e - the event received

See Also:

• TableColumnModelListener

columnRemoved

public void columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e)

Invoked when a column is removed from the table column model.

Application code will not use these methods explicitly, they are used internally by JTable.

Specified by:

columnRemoved in interface TableColumnModelListener

Parameters:

e - the event received

See Also:

• TableColumnModelListener

columnMoved

public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e)

Invoked when a column is repositioned.

Application code will not use these methods explicitly, they are used internally by JTable.

Specified by:

columnMoved in interface TableColumnModelListener

Parameters:

e - the event received

See Also:

• TableColumnModelListener

columnMarginChanged

public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e)

Invoked when a column is moved due to a margin change.

Application code will not use these methods explicitly, they are used internally by JTable.

Specified by:

columnMarginChanged in interface TableColumnModelListener

Parameters:

e - the event received

See Also:

• TableColumnModelListener

columnSelectionChanged

public void columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e)

Invoked when the selection model of the TableColumnModel is changed. This method currently has no effect (the header is not redrawn).

Application code will not use these methods explicitly, they are used internally by JTable.

Specified by:

columnSelectionChanged in interface TableColumnModelListener

Parameters:

e - the event received

See Also:

• TableColumnModelListener

createDefaultColumnModel

protected TableColumnModel createDefaultColumnModel()

Returns the default column model object which is a DefaultTableColumnModel. A subclass can override this method to return a different column model object

Returns:

the default column model object

createDefaultRenderer

protected TableCellRenderer createDefaultRenderer()

Returns a default renderer to be used when no header renderer is defined by a TableColumn.

Returns:

the default table column renderer

Since:

1.3

initializeLocalVars

protected void initializeLocalVars()

Initializes the local variables and properties with default values. Used by the constructor methods.

resizeAndRepaint

public void resizeAndRepaint()

Sizes the header and marks it as needing display. Equivalent to revalidate followed by repaint.

setDraggedColumn

public void setDraggedColumn(TableColumn aColumn)

Sets the header's draggedColumn to aColumn.

Application code will not use this method explicitly, it is used internally by the column dragging mechanism.

Parameters:

aColumn - the column being dragged, or null if no column is being dragged

setDraggedDistance

public void setDraggedDistance(int distance)

Sets the header's draggedDistance to distance.

Parameters:

distance - the distance dragged

setResizingColumn

public void setResizingColumn(TableColumn aColumn)

Sets the header's resizingColumn to aColumn.

Application code will not use this method explicitly, it is used internally by the column sizing mechanism.

Parameters:

aColumn - the column being resized, or null if no column is being resized

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns a string representation of this JTableHeader. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overriding paramString to provide information about the specific new aspects of the JFC components.

Overrides:

paramString in class JComponent

Returns:

a string representation of this JTableHeader

getAccessibleContext

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JTableHeader. For JTableHeaders, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJTableHeader. A new AccessibleJTableHeader instance is created if necessary.

Specified by:

getAccessibleContext in interface Accessible

Overrides:

getAccessibleContext in class Component

Returns:

an AccessibleJTableHeader that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JTableHeader