Java Swing How to - Select a column in JTable








Question

We would like to know how to select a column in JTable.

Answer

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import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    int rows = 10;
    int cols = 5;
    JTable table = new JTable(rows, cols);

    table.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION);

    table.setColumnSelectionAllowed(true);
    table.setRowSelectionAllowed(false);

    // Select a column - column 0
    table.setColumnSelectionInterval(0, 0);

  }
}