JTable with striped background

Question

Using a different background color for odd and even rows is a commonly used trick to improve readability of large tables.

I want to use this effect in Swing\'s JTable.

Answer 1

Use Table Row Rendering concepts which is easier than dealing with individual renderers.

This approach only works for rendered cells. If you want to paint outside the bounds of the table, then you will need to override the paintComponent() method to add custom painting.