Re: NetBeans Application with sortable Table and pre-existing frame/table code

From:
Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:40:20 +0100
Message-ID:
<a7aib5FuoqU1@mid.individual.net>
On 25/07/12 15:54, clusardi2k@aol.com wrote:

How do I get this modified code to work.

I modified the working/good code from the attached link to the below code. The reason I do not want to use the code exactly on this link is it creates a new window and doesn't use the form that I already am using. The pre-existing form has jPanel1 (swing JPanel) containing jPanel3 (swing JPanel). And, jPanel3 contains jTable1 (swing JTable).

http://www.java-tips.org/java-se-tips/javax.swing/sorting-and-filtering-tables.html

(jTable1 was dragged to the form from the swing control palette. Design view shows a table with 4 columns and 4 rows, but the area is blanked out when I run the project!)

The below code compiles and runs, but the form's jTable1 is not populated with the data.

Thanks for any help,

...

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
import javax.swing.table.TableModel;
import javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter;

        Runnable runner = new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
            //JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sorting JTable");
            //frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            Object rows[][] = {
                {"AMZN", "Amazon", 41.28},
                {"EBAY", "eBay", 41.57},
                {"GOOG", "Google", 388.33},
                {"MSFT", "Microsoft", 26.56},
                {"NOK", "Nokia Corp", 17.13},
                {"ORCL", "Oracle Corp.", 12.52},
                {"SUNW", "Sun Microsystems", 3.86},
                {"TWX", "Time Warner", 17.66},
                {"VOD", "Vodafone Group", 26.02},
                {"YHOO", "Yahoo!", 37.69}
              };
            String columns[] = {"Symbol", "Name", "Price"};
            TableModel model =
                new DefaultTableModel(rows, columns) {
              public Class getColumnClass(int column) {
                Class returnValue;
                if ((column>= 0)&& (column< getColumnCount())) {
                  returnValue = getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
                } else {
                  returnValue = Object.class;
                }
                return returnValue;
              }
            };

            //JTable table = new JTable(model);
            RowSorter<TableModel> sorter =
              new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model);
            jTable1.setRowSorter(sorter);
            JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(jTable1);


I don't think you want to be doing this.
I presume the jTable1 already exists, and has a parent.

            //frame.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            //frame.setSize(300, 150);
            jPanel3.setVisible(true);
            jPanel3.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            jTable1.setVisible(true);
          }
        };
        EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);


Nowhere that I can see are you setting the new table model in jTable1.

The code below works. It's just a basic JFrame app. created in NetBeans, with the code
inserted to set the model/sorter for the default table. If you don't change the model
the code will throw OOB exception because the model data in the sorter only has 3 columns,
and the default table created by Matisse has 4.

/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package javaapplication2;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.RowSorter;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
import javax.swing.table.TableModel;
import javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter;

/**
 *
 * @author NetBeans
 */
public class NewJFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame {

  /**
   * Creates new form NewJFrame
   */
  public NewJFrame() {
    initComponents();

    Runnable runner = new Runnable() {

      public void run() {
        Object rows[][] = {
          {"AMZN", "Amazon", 41.28},
          {"EBAY", "eBay", 41.57},
          {"GOOG", "Google", 388.33},
          {"MSFT", "Microsoft", 26.56},
          {"NOK", "Nokia Corp", 17.13},
          {"ORCL", "Oracle Corp.", 12.52},
          {"SUNW", "Sun Microsystems", 3.86},
          {"TWX", "Time Warner", 17.66},
          {"VOD", "Vodafone Group", 26.02},
          {"YHOO", "Yahoo!", 37.69}
        };
        String columns[] = {"Symbol", "Name", "Price"};
        TableModel model =
                new DefaultTableModel(rows, columns) {

                  public Class getColumnClass(int column) {
                    Class returnValue;
                    if ((column >= 0) && (column < getColumnCount())) {
                      returnValue = getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
                    }
                    else {
                      returnValue = Object.class;
                    }
                    return returnValue;
                  }
                };

        RowSorter<TableModel> sorter =
                new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model);
        jTable1.setModel(model);
        jTable1.setRowSorter(sorter);
      }
    };

    EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
  }

  /**
   * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
   * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
   * regenerated by the Form Editor.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {

        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTable1 = new javax.swing.JTable();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        jTable1.setModel(new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel(
            new Object [][] {
                {null, null, null, null},
                {null, null, null, null},
                {null, null, null, null},
                {null, null, null, null}
            },
            new String [] {
                "Title 1", "Title 2", "Title 3", "Title 4"
            }
        ));
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTable1);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 376, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 276, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>

  /**
   * @param args the command line arguments
   */
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    /*
     * Set the Nimbus look and feel
     */
    //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /*
     * If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the
     * default look and feel. For details see
     * http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
     */
    try {
      for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
        if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
          javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
          break;
        }
      }
    }
    catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
      java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJFrame.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    }
    catch (InstantiationException ex) {
      java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJFrame.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    }
    catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
      java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJFrame.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    }
    catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
      java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(NewJFrame.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    }
    //</editor-fold>

    /*
     * Create and display the form
     */
    java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

      public void run() {
        new NewJFrame().setVisible(true);
      }
    });
  }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTable jTable1;
    // End of variables declaration
}

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