How to Make a JTable Look Flat And Modern In Java Netbeans
In this Java Tutorial we will see How To Create a JFrame with a JTable featuring a flat design, custom cell rendering for alternating row colors and selected cell appearance, and a modern look and feel using the FlatLaf library.
The cells in the JTable are set to be uneditable.
What We Are Gonna Use In This Project:
- Java Programming Language.- NetBeans Editor.
- FlatLaf library.
Project Source Code:
package new_tutorials;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
/**
*
* @author 1BestCsharp
*/
public class FlatJTableFrame extends JFrame{
private JTable table;
public FlatJTableFrame(){
initFrameUI();
initTable();
}
// Method to initialize the main components of the JFrame
private void initFrameUI(){
setTitle("Flat JTable");
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
table = new JTable();
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
getContentPane().add(scrollPane);
pack();
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
// Method to initialize the JTable with data and custom rendering
private void initTable(){
String[] columnNames = {"Name","Age","Job"};
Object[][] data = {{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},{"John Doe", 30, "Engineer"},
{"Jane Smith", 25, "Designer"},
{"Michael Johnson", 40, "Manager"},
};
DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames){
// make the cells uneditable
@Override
public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column){
return false;
}
};
table.setModel(model);
// Set custom cell renderer for alternate row colors and selected cell appearance
table.setDefaultRenderer(Object.class, new DefaultTableCellRenderer(){
@Override
public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column){
Component component = super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, column);
if(isSelected){
// Set background and text color for selected cell
component.setBackground(Color.ORANGE);
component.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
}
else{
// Set background color based on alternating rows
component.setBackground(row%2 == 0 ? new Color(113,88,226) : new Color(58,227,255));
component.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
}
return component;
}
});
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
try
{
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new com.formdev.flatlaf.FlatDarculaLaf());
}
catch(UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex){
System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
}
FlatJTableFrame frame = new FlatJTableFrame();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
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