Filter a JTable as you type in JTextField in Java

Description

The following code shows how to filter a JTable as you type in JTextField.

Example


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/*
 * TableFilterDemo.java requires SpringUtilities.java
 */

import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel;
import javax.swing.RowFilter;
import javax.swing.Spring;
import javax.swing.SpringLayout;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
import javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel;
import javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter;

public class Main extends JPanel {
  private boolean DEBUG = false;
  private JTable table;
  private JTextField filterText;
  private JTextField statusText;
  private TableRowSorter<MyTableModel> sorter;

  public Main() {
    super();
    setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

    // Create a table with a sorter.
    MyTableModel model = new MyTableModel();
    sorter = new TableRowSorter<MyTableModel>(model);
    table = new JTable(model);
    table.setRowSorter(sorter);
    table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(500, 70));
    table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);

    // For the purposes of this example, better to have a single
    // selection.
    table.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);

    // When selection changes, provide user with row numbers for
    // both view and model.
    table.getSelectionModel().addListSelectionListener(
        new ListSelectionListener() {
          public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
            int viewRow = table.getSelectedRow();
            if (viewRow < 0) {
              // Selection got filtered away.
              statusText.setText("");
            } else {
              int modelRow = table.convertRowIndexToModel(viewRow);
              statusText.setText(String.format("Selected Row in view: %d. "
                  + "Selected Row in model: %d.", viewRow, modelRow));
            }
          }
        });

    // Create the scroll pane and add the table to it.
    JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);

    // Add the scroll pane to this panel.
    add(scrollPane);

    // Create a separate form for filterText and statusText
    JPanel form = new JPanel(new SpringLayout());
    JLabel l1 = new JLabel("Filter Text:", SwingConstants.TRAILING);
    form.add(l1);
    filterText = new JTextField();
    // Whenever filterText changes, invoke newFilter.
    filterText.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
      public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
        newFilter();
      }

      public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
        newFilter();
      }

      public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
        newFilter();
      }
    });
    l1.setLabelFor(filterText);
    form.add(filterText);
    JLabel l2 = new JLabel("Status:", SwingConstants.TRAILING);
    form.add(l2);
    statusText = new JTextField();
    l2.setLabelFor(statusText);
    form.add(statusText);
    SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(form, 2, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6);
    add(form);
  }

  /**
   * Update the row filter regular expression from the expression in the text
   * box.
   */
  private void newFilter() {
    RowFilter<MyTableModel, Object> rf = null;
    // If current expression doesn't parse, don't update.
    try {
      rf = RowFilter.regexFilter(filterText.getText(), 0);
    } catch (java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException e) {
      return;
    }
    sorter.setRowFilter(rf);
  }

  class MyTableModel extends AbstractTableModel {
    private String[] columnNames = { "First Name", "Last Name", "Sport",
        "# of Years", "Vegetarian" };
    private Object[][] data = {
        { "Mary", "Campione", "Snowboarding", new Integer(5),
            new Boolean(false) },
        { "Alison", "Huml", "Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true) },
        { "Kathy", "Walrath", "Knitting", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false) },
        { "Sharon", "Zakhour", "Speed reading", new Integer(20),
            new Boolean(true) },
        { "Philip", "Milne", "Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false) }, };

    public int getColumnCount() {
      return columnNames.length;
    }

    public int getRowCount() {
      return data.length;
    }

    public String getColumnName(int col) {
      return columnNames[col];
    }

    public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
      return data[row][col];
    }

    /*
     * JTable uses this method to determine the default renderer/ editor for
     * each cell. If we didn't implement this method, then the last column would
     * contain text ("true"/"false"), rather than a check box.
     */
    public Class getColumnClass(int c) {
      return getValueAt(0, c).getClass();
    }

    /*
     * Don't need to implement this method unless your table's editable.
     */
    public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int col) {
      // Note that the data/cell address is constant,
      // no matter where the cell appears onscreen.
      if (col < 2) {
        return false;
      } else {
        return true;
      }
    }

    /*
     * Don't need to implement this method unless your table's data can change.
     */
    public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int col) {
      if (DEBUG) {
        System.out.println("Setting value at " + row + "," + col + " to "
            + value + " (an instance of " + value.getClass() + ")");
      }

      data[row][col] = value;
      fireTableCellUpdated(row, col);

      if (DEBUG) {
        System.out.println("New value of data:");
        printDebugData();
      }
    }

    private void printDebugData() {
      int numRows = getRowCount();
      int numCols = getColumnCount();

      for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
        System.out.print("    row " + i + ":");
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++) {
          System.out.print("  " + data[i][j]);
        }
        System.out.println();
      }
      System.out.println("--------------------------");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, this method should be
   * invoked from the event-dispatching thread.
   */
  private static void createAndShowGUI() {
    // Create and set up the window.
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("TableFilterDemo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    // Create and set up the content pane.
    Main newContentPane = new Main();
    newContentPane.setOpaque(true); // content panes must be opaque
    frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);

    // Display the window.
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
    // creating and showing this application's GUI.
    javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        createAndShowGUI();
      }
    });
  }
}

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1995 - 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * 
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: -
 * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
 * list of conditions and the following disclaimer. - Redistributions in binary
 * form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
 * the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
 * with the distribution. - Neither the name of Sun Microsystems nor the names
 * of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
 * this software without specific prior written permission.
 * 
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
 * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

/**
 * A 1.4 file that provides utility methods for creating form- or grid-style
 * layouts with SpringLayout. These utilities are used by several programs, such
 * as SpringBox and SpringCompactGrid.
 */
class SpringUtilities {
  /**
   * A debugging utility that prints to stdout the component's minimum,
   * preferred, and maximum sizes.
   */
  public static void printSizes(Component c) {
    System.out.println("minimumSize = " + c.getMinimumSize());
    System.out.println("preferredSize = " + c.getPreferredSize());
    System.out.println("maximumSize = " + c.getMaximumSize());
  }

  /**
   * Aligns the first <code>rows</code> * <code>cols</code> components of
   * <code>parent</code> in a grid. Each component is as big as the maximum
   * preferred width and height of the components. The parent is made just big
   * enough to fit them all.
   * 
   * @param rows
   *            number of rows
   * @param cols
   *            number of columns
   * @param initialX
   *            x location to start the grid at
   * @param initialY
   *            y location to start the grid at
   * @param xPad
   *            x padding between cells
   * @param yPad
   *            y padding between cells
   */
  public static void makeGrid(Container parent, int rows, int cols,
      int initialX, int initialY, int xPad, int yPad) {
    SpringLayout layout;
    try {
      layout = (SpringLayout) parent.getLayout();
    } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
      System.err
          .println("The first argument to makeGrid must use SpringLayout.");
      return;
    }

    Spring xPadSpring = Spring.constant(xPad);
    Spring yPadSpring = Spring.constant(yPad);
    Spring initialXSpring = Spring.constant(initialX);
    Spring initialYSpring = Spring.constant(initialY);
    int max = rows * cols;

    // Calculate Springs that are the max of the width/height so that all
    // cells have the same size.
    Spring maxWidthSpring = layout.getConstraints(parent.getComponent(0))
        .getWidth();
    Spring maxHeightSpring = layout.getConstraints(parent.getComponent(0))
        .getWidth();
    for (int i = 1; i < max; i++) {
      SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(parent
          .getComponent(i));

      maxWidthSpring = Spring.max(maxWidthSpring, cons.getWidth());
      maxHeightSpring = Spring.max(maxHeightSpring, cons.getHeight());
    }

    // Apply the new width/height Spring. This forces all the
    // components to have the same size.
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
      SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(parent
          .getComponent(i));

      cons.setWidth(maxWidthSpring);
      cons.setHeight(maxHeightSpring);
    }

    // Then adjust the x/y constraints of all the cells so that they
    // are aligned in a grid.
    SpringLayout.Constraints lastCons = null;
    SpringLayout.Constraints lastRowCons = null;
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
      SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(parent
          .getComponent(i));
      if (i % cols == 0) { // start of new row
        lastRowCons = lastCons;
        cons.setX(initialXSpring);
      } else { // x position depends on previous component
        cons.setX(Spring.sum(lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST),
            xPadSpring));
      }

      if (i / cols == 0) { // first row
        cons.setY(initialYSpring);
      } else { // y position depends on previous row
        cons.setY(Spring.sum(lastRowCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH),
            yPadSpring));
      }
      lastCons = cons;
    }

    // Set the parent's size.
    SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
    pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, Spring.sum(Spring.constant(yPad),
        lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH)));
    pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, Spring.sum(Spring.constant(xPad),
        lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST)));
  }

  /* Used by makeCompactGrid. */
  private static SpringLayout.Constraints getConstraintsForCell(int row,
      int col, Container parent, int cols) {
    SpringLayout layout = (SpringLayout) parent.getLayout();
    Component c = parent.getComponent(row * cols + col);
    return layout.getConstraints(c);
  }

  /**
   * Aligns the first <code>rows</code> * <code>cols</code> components of
   * <code>parent</code> in a grid. Each component in a column is as wide as
   * the maximum preferred width of the components in that column; height is
   * similarly determined for each row. The parent is made just big enough to
   * fit them all.
   * 
   * @param rows
   *            number of rows
   * @param cols
   *            number of columns
   * @param initialX
   *            x location to start the grid at
   * @param initialY
   *            y location to start the grid at
   * @param xPad
   *            x padding between cells
   * @param yPad
   *            y padding between cells
   */
  public static void makeCompactGrid(Container parent, int rows, int cols,
      int initialX, int initialY, int xPad, int yPad) {
    SpringLayout layout;
    try {
      layout = (SpringLayout) parent.getLayout();
    } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
      System.err
          .println("The first argument to makeCompactGrid must use SpringLayout.");
      return;
    }

    // Align all cells in each column and make them the same width.
    Spring x = Spring.constant(initialX);
    for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
      Spring width = Spring.constant(0);
      for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
        width = Spring.max(width, getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols)
            .getWidth());
      }
      for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
        SpringLayout.Constraints constraints = getConstraintsForCell(r, c,
            parent, cols);
        constraints.setX(x);
        constraints.setWidth(width);
      }
      x = Spring.sum(x, Spring.sum(width, Spring.constant(xPad)));
    }

    // Align all cells in each row and make them the same height.
    Spring y = Spring.constant(initialY);
    for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
      Spring height = Spring.constant(0);
      for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
        height = Spring.max(height, getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols)
            .getHeight());
      }
      for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
        SpringLayout.Constraints constraints = getConstraintsForCell(r, c,
            parent, cols);
        constraints.setY(y);
        constraints.setHeight(height);
      }
      y = Spring.sum(y, Spring.sum(height, Spring.constant(yPad)));
    }

    // Set the parent's size.
    SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
    pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, y);
    pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, x);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Filter a JTable as you type in JTextField in Java




















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