Java JTable setting Column Width

Question

I have a JTable in which I set the column size as follows:

table.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setPreferredWidth(27);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(1).setPreferredWidth(120);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(2).setPreferredWidth(100);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(3).setPreferredWidth(90);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(4).setPreferredWidth(90);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(6).setPreferredWidth(120);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(7).setPreferredWidth(100);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(8).setPreferredWidth(95);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(9).setPreferredWidth(40);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(10).setPreferredWidth(400);

This works fine, but when the table is maximized, I get empty space to the right of the last column. Is it possible to make the last column resize to the end of the window when resized?

I found AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN property in docs but it does not work.

Edit: JTable is in a JScrollPane its prefered size is set.

Answer 1

Reading the remark of Kleopatra (her 2nd time she suggested to have a look at javax.swing.JXTable, and now I Am sorry I didn't have a look the first time :) ) I suggest you follow the link

I had this solution for the same problem: (but I suggest you follow the link above) On resize the table, scale the table column widths to the current table total width. to do this I use a global array of ints for the (relative) column widths):

private int[] columnWidths=null;

I use this function to set the table column widths:

public void setColumnWidths(int[] widths){
    int nrCols=table.getModel().getColumnCount();
    if(nrCols==0||widths==null){
        return;
    }
    this.columnWidths=widths.clone();

    //current width of the table:
    int totalWidth=table.getWidth();

    int totalWidthRequested=0;
    int nrRequestedWidths=columnWidths.length;
    int defaultWidth=(int)Math.floor((double)totalWidth/(double)nrCols);

    for(int col=0;col<nrCols;col++){
        int width = 0;
        if(columnWidths.length>col){
            width=columnWidths[col];
        }
        totalWidthRequested+=width;
    }
    //Note: for the not defined columns: use the defaultWidth
    if(nrRequestedWidths<nrCols){
        log.fine("Setting column widths: nr of columns do not match column widths requested");
        totalWidthRequested+=((nrCols-nrRequestedWidths)*defaultWidth);
    }
    //calculate the scale for the column width
    double factor=(double)totalWidth/(double)totalWidthRequested;

    for(int col=0;col<nrCols;col++){
        int width = defaultWidth;
        if(columnWidths.length>col){
            //scale the requested width to the current table width
            width=(int)Math.floor(factor*(double)columnWidths[col]);
        }
        table.getColumnModel().getColumn(col).setPreferredWidth(width);
        table.getColumnModel().getColumn(col).setWidth(width);
    }

}

When setting the data I call:

    setColumnWidths(this.columnWidths);

and on changing I call the ComponentListener set to the parent of the table (in my case the JScrollPane that is the container of my table):

public void componentResized(ComponentEvent componentEvent) {
    this.setColumnWidths(this.columnWidths);
}

note that the JTable table is also global:

private JTable table;

And here I set the listener:

    scrollPane=new JScrollPane(table);
    scrollPane.addComponentListener(this);