We would like to know how to provide tooltip for JTable cell.
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JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table); //Add the scroll pane to this panel. add(scrollPane); } class MyTableModel extends AbstractTableModel { private String[] columnNames = {"First Name", "Last Name", "Sport", "# of Years", "Vegetarian"}; private Object[][] data = { {"Mary", "Campione", "Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)}, {"Alison", "Huml", "Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)}, {"Kathy", "Walrath", "Knitting", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)}, {"Sharon", "Zakhour", "Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)}, {"Philip", "Milne", "Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false)} }; public int getColumnCount() { return columnNames.length; } public int getRowCount() { return data.length; } public String getColumnName(int col) { return columnNames[col]; } public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) { return data[row][col]; } /* * JTable uses this method to determine the default renderer/ * editor for each cell. If we didn't implement this method, * then the last column would contain text ("true"/"false"), * rather than a check box. */ public Class getColumnClass(int c) { return getValueAt(0, c).getClass(); } /* * Don't need to implement this method unless your table's * editable. */ public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int col) { //Note that the data/cell address is constant, //no matter where the cell appears onscreen. if (col < 2) { return false; } else { return true; } } /* * Don't need to implement this method unless your table's * data can change. */ public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int col) { if (DEBUG) { System.out.println("Setting value at " + row + "," + col + " to " + value + " (an instance of " + value.getClass() + ")"); } data[row][col] = value; fireTableCellUpdated(row, col); if (DEBUG) { System.out.println("New value of data:"); printDebugData(); } } private void printDebugData() { int numRows = getRowCount(); int numCols = getColumnCount(); for (int i=0; i < numRows; i++) { System.out.print(" row " + i + ":"); for (int j=0; j < numCols; j++) { System.out.print(" " + data[i][j]); } System.out.println(); } System.out.println("--------------------------"); } } /** * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, * this method should be invoked from the * event-dispatching thread. */ private static void createAndShowGUI() { //Create and set up the window. JFrame frame = new JFrame("TableToolTipsDemo"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Create and set up the content pane. JComponent newContentPane = new Main(); newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque frame.setContentPane(newContentPane); //Display the window. frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread: //creating and showing this application's GUI. javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { createAndShowGUI(); } }); } }