Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTable; import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableColumnModel; import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer; import javax.swing.table.TableColumn; public class Main { public Main() { JTable table = new JTable(3, 3); table.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF); for (int i = 0; i < table.getColumnCount(); i++) { DefaultTableColumnModel colModel = (DefaultTableColumnModel) table.getColumnModel(); TableColumn col = colModel.getColumn(i); int width = 0; TableCellRenderer renderer = col.getHeaderRenderer(); if (renderer == null) { renderer = table.getTableHeader().getDefaultRenderer(); } Component comp = renderer.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, col.getHeaderValue(), false, false, 0, 0); width = comp.getPreferredSize().width; col.setPreferredWidth(width + 2); } JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.add(new JScrollPane(table)); f.setSize(300, 300); f.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] argv) { new Main(); } }