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Drop-in replacement to JTable | Adding styles is easy

Drop-in replacement to JTable
Since Diamond Grid (DsGrid) extends the builtin JTable, you can easily convert an existing application using JTable to one that can use all of the advanced features of Diamond Grid by changing one line of code. For example, if you had the following:
JTable table = new JTable();
change it to
DsGrid table = new DsGrid();

Your existing code will continue to work and now you can begin to use add in some of the new features. For those new to JTable, the following are some of the features of DsGrid that are provided by the base JTable implementation:

  • setting row height (individual row and uniform size)
  • setting column width
  • setting column height
  • custom displays of data using cell renderers and cell editors
  • showing horizontal/vertical grid lines and changing the color
Adding styles to your data is easy and powerful.
grid.getColumns( 0, 0 ).setForeground( Color.blue );
grid.getRows( 1, 1 ).setFontBold( true );
grid.getCellAt( 0, 0 ).setFont( new Font( "serif", Font.ITALIC, 14 ) );
grid.getCellAt( 2, 0 ).setFontStrikeThrough( true );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 0 ).setFontUnderline( DsConstants.SINGLE );
grid.spanCells( 2, 1, 1, 2 );
grid.getCellAt( 2, 1 ).setBackground( Color.yellow );
grid.getCellAt( 2, 1 ).setHorizontalAlignment( DsCell.CENTER );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 1 ).setWordWrap( true );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 1 ).setValue( "Word wrap is available" );
Color c1 = new Color( 180, 235, 255 );
Color c2 = new Color( 130, 180, 250 );
GradientPaint p = new GradientPaint( 0, 0, c1, 0, 15, c2, true );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 1 ).setBackground( p );
grid.setRowHeight( 3, 30 );
grid.setColumnWidth( 1, 80 );
grid.setColumnHorizontalAlignment( 2, DsGrid.RIGHT );
grid.getCells( 0, 1, 1, 2 ).outline( Color.green, DsConstants.DASH, 2 );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 2 ).setBorderStyle( DsCell.DOUBLE_LINE );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 2 ).setBorderLineColor( Color.red );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 2 ).setBorderLineWidth( 2 );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 2 ).setBorderLines( DsCell.BORDER_OUTLINE );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 0 ).setBorderStyle( DsCell.ETCHED );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 0 ).setBackground( Color.lightGray );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 0 ).setHorizontalAlignment( DsCell.CENTER );
grid.getCellAt( 3, 0 ).setVerticalAlignment( DsCell.CENTER );

Font f = new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 14);
grid.getColumnHeader().getProperties().setTextStyle( DsGrid.RAISED );
grid.getColumnHeader().getProperties().setFont( f );
grid.getRowHeader().getProperties().setTextStyle( DsGrid.RAISED );
grid.getRowHeader().getProperties().setFont( f );
 

Table of Contents

Overview

Working with Cells

Cell Data Types and Formatting

Selection and Working with Blocks of Cells

Working with Rows and Columns

Row and Column Headers

Loading and Saving Data and TableModels

Printing

Product Page

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