public class

TableModelEvent

extends EventObject
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.EventObject
     ↳ javax.swing.event.TableModelEvent

Class Overview

TableModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table model has changed. The model event describes changes to a TableModel and all references to rows and columns are in the co-ordinate system of the model. Depending on the parameters used in the constructors, the TableModelevent can be used to specify the following types of changes: 

 TableModelEvent(source);              //  The data, ie. all rows changed
 TableModelEvent(source, HEADER_ROW);  //  Structure change, reallocate TableColumns
 TableModelEvent(source, 1);           //  Row 1 changed
 TableModelEvent(source, 3, 6);        //  Rows 3 to 6 inclusive changed
 TableModelEvent(source, 2, 2, 6);     //  Cell at (2, 6) changed
 TableModelEvent(source, 3, 6, ALL_COLUMNS, INSERT); // Rows (3, 6) were inserted
 TableModelEvent(source, 3, 6, ALL_COLUMNS, DELETE); // Rows (3, 6) were deleted
It is possible to use other combinations of the parameters, not all of them are meaningful. By subclassing, you can add other information, for example: whether the event WILL happen or DID happen. This makes the specification of rows in DELETE events more useful but has not been included in the swing package as the JTable only needs post-event notification.

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 JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

See Also

Summary

Constants
int ALL_COLUMNS Specifies all columns in a row or rows.
int DELETE Identifies the removal of rows or columns.
int HEADER_ROW Identifies the header row.
int INSERT Identifies the addtion of new rows or columns.
int UPDATE Identifies a change to existing data.
Fields
protected int column
protected int firstRow
protected int lastRow
protected int type
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Inherited Fields
From class java.util.EventObject
Public Constructors
TableModelEvent(TableModel source)
All row data in the table has changed, listeners should discard any state that was based on the rows and requery the TableModel to get the new row count and all the appropriate values.
TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int row)
This row of data has been updated.
TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow)
The data in rows [firstRow, lastRow] have been updated.
TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow, int column)
The cells in column column in the range [firstRow, lastRow] have been updated.
TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow, int column, int type)
The cells from (firstRow, column) to (lastRow, column) have been changed.
Public Methods
int getColumn()
Returns the column for the event.
int getFirstRow()
Returns the first row that changed.
int getLastRow()
Returns the last row that changed.
int getType()
Returns the type of event - one of: INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.util.EventObject
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final int ALL_COLUMNS

Specifies all columns in a row or rows.

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

public static final int DELETE

Identifies the removal of rows or columns.

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

public static final int HEADER_ROW

Identifies the header row.

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

public static final int INSERT

Identifies the addtion of new rows or columns.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

public static final int UPDATE

Identifies a change to existing data.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

Fields

protected int column

protected int firstRow

protected int lastRow

protected int type

Public Constructors

public TableModelEvent (TableModel source)

All row data in the table has changed, listeners should discard any state that was based on the rows and requery the TableModel to get the new row count and all the appropriate values. The JTable will repaint the entire visible region on receiving this event, querying the model for the cell values that are visible. The structure of the table ie, the column names, types and order have not changed.

public TableModelEvent (TableModel source, int row)

This row of data has been updated. To denote the arrival of a completely new table with a different structure use HEADER_ROW as the value for the row. When the JTable receives this event and its autoCreateColumnsFromModel flag is set it discards any TableColumns that it had and reallocates default ones in the order they appear in the model. This is the same as calling setModel(TableModel) on the JTable.

public TableModelEvent (TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow)

The data in rows [firstRow, lastRow] have been updated.

public TableModelEvent (TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow, int column)

The cells in column column in the range [firstRow, lastRow] have been updated.

public TableModelEvent (TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow, int column, int type)

The cells from (firstRow, column) to (lastRow, column) have been changed. The column refers to the column index of the cell in the model's co-ordinate system. When column is ALL_COLUMNS, all cells in the specified range of rows are considered changed.

The type should be one of: INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE.

Public Methods

public int getColumn ()

Returns the column for the event. If the return value is ALL_COLUMNS; it means every column in the specified rows changed.

public int getFirstRow ()

Returns the first row that changed. HEADER_ROW means the meta data, ie. names, types and order of the columns.

public int getLastRow ()

Returns the last row that changed.

public int getType ()

Returns the type of event - one of: INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE.