Java tutorial
import org.eclipse.swt.*; import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*; import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*; public class TableBackgroundTableItemForeground { public static void main(String[] args) { Display display = new Display(); Color red = display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_RED); Color gray = display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_GRAY); Shell shell = new Shell(display); shell.setLayout(new FillLayout()); Table table = new Table(shell, SWT.BORDER); table.setBackground(gray); TableColumn column1 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE); TableColumn column2 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE); TableColumn column3 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE); TableItem item = new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE); item.setText(new String[] { "entire", "row", "red foreground" }); item.setForeground(red); column1.pack(); column2.pack(); column3.pack(); shell.pack(); shell.open(); while (!shell.isDisposed()) { if (!display.readAndDispatch()) display.sleep(); } display.dispose(); } }