Package org.jfree.ui

Class SortableTableModel

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, javax.swing.table.TableModel
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    SystemPropertiesTableModel

    public abstract class SortableTableModel
    extends javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel
    The base class for a sortable table model.
    Author:
    David Gilbert
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Field Summary

      • Fields inherited from class javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel

        listenerList
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      SortableTableModel()
      Constructs a sortable table model.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      int getSortingColumn()
      Returns the index of the sorting column, or -1 if the data is not sorted on any column.
      boolean isAscending()
      Returns true if the data is sorted in ascending order, and false otherwise.
      boolean isSortable​(int column)
      Returns a flag indicating whether or not a column is sortable.
      void setAscending​(boolean flag)
      Sets the flag that determines whether the sort order is ascending or descending.
      void sortByColumn​(int column, boolean ascending)
      Sorts the table.
      • Methods inherited from class javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel

        addTableModelListener, findColumn, fireTableCellUpdated, fireTableChanged, fireTableDataChanged, fireTableRowsDeleted, fireTableRowsInserted, fireTableRowsUpdated, fireTableStructureChanged, getColumnClass, getColumnName, getListeners, getTableModelListeners, isCellEditable, removeTableModelListener, setValueAt
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
      • Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.table.TableModel

        getColumnCount, getRowCount, getValueAt
    • Constructor Detail

    • Method Detail

      • getSortingColumn

        public int getSortingColumn()
        Returns the index of the sorting column, or -1 if the data is not sorted on any column.
        Returns:
        the column used for sorting.
      • isAscending

        public boolean isAscending()
        Returns true if the data is sorted in ascending order, and false otherwise.
        Returns:
        true if the data is sorted in ascending order, and false otherwise.
      • setAscending

        public void setAscending​(boolean flag)
        Sets the flag that determines whether the sort order is ascending or descending.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag.
      • sortByColumn

        public void sortByColumn​(int column,
                                 boolean ascending)
        Sorts the table.
        Parameters:
        column - the column to sort on (zero-based index).
        ascending - a flag to indicate ascending order or descending order.
      • isSortable

        public boolean isSortable​(int column)
        Returns a flag indicating whether or not a column is sortable.
        Parameters:
        column - the column (zero-based index).
        Returns:
        boolean.