JTable column header not visible

Question

column header not visible in my JTable i have created a JPanel and added the JTable to the JPanel.

Object rowData[][] = { { \"Row1-Column1\", \"Row1-Column2\         


        

Answer 1

Best JTable Example (Working smoothly just paste in editor and execute as Java application) with dynamic data :

import java.awt.EventQueue;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;

public class TableTest {

private JFrame frame;
private JTable table;

/**
 * Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
        try {
            TableTest window = new TableTest();
            window.frame.setVisible(true);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
});
}

/**
 * Create the application.
 */
public TableTest() {
initialize();
}

/**
 * Initialize the contents of the frame.
 */
private void initialize() {
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);

table = new JTable();

DefaultTableModel daDefaultTableModel = new DefaultTableModel(0, 0);

String[] columnNames = new String[] {"Column Header1", "Column Header2", "Column 
Header3"};

daDefaultTableModel.setColumnIdentifiers(columnNames);

//Dummy data for Table
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test1","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test2","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test3","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test4","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test5","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test6","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test7","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test8","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test9","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test10","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test11","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test12","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test13","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test14","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test15","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test16","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test17","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test18","Test2","Test3"});
daDefaultTableModel.addRow(new Object[] {"Test19","Test2","Test3"});

table.setModel(daDefaultTableModel);

JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
scrollPane.setBounds(10, 38, 414, 212);
frame.getContentPane().add(scrollPane);



  }
}

Answer 2

The API for JTable states:

"Note that if you wish to use a JTable in a standalone view (outside of a JScrollPane) and want the header displayed, you can get it using getTableHeader() and display it separately."

Or just add the table to a scrollpane, and add your scrollpane to the panel...

Answer 3

Here's how to add a header to a JTable without using a JScrollPane:

int rows = 21;
int cols = 3;
JTable table = new JTable(rows, cols);
JTableHeader header = table.getTableHeader();
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
panel.add(header, BorderLayout.NORTH);
panel.add(table, BorderLayout.CENTER);

Answer 4

You can add following code into your code

DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
renderer.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 0));
table.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(renderer);