Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.Component; import javax.swing.JTable; import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer; import javax.swing.table.TableColumn; import javax.swing.table.TableModel; public class Main { /** * Auto fit the column of a table. * @param table the table for which to auto fit the columns. * @param columnIndex the index of the column to auto fit. * @param maxWidth the maximum width that a column can take (like Integer.MAX_WIDTH). */ public static void autoFitTableColumn(JTable table, int columnIndex, int maxWidth) { TableModel model = table.getModel(); TableCellRenderer headerRenderer = table.getTableHeader().getDefaultRenderer(); int rowCount = table.getRowCount(); for (int i = columnIndex >= 0 ? columnIndex : model.getColumnCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) { TableColumn column = table.getColumnModel().getColumn(i); int headerWidth = headerRenderer .getTableCellRendererComponent(table, column.getHeaderValue(), false, false, 0, 0) .getPreferredSize().width; int cellWidth = 0; for (int j = 0; j < rowCount; j++) { Component comp = table.getDefaultRenderer(model.getColumnClass(i)) .getTableCellRendererComponent(table, table.getValueAt(j, i), false, false, 0, i); int preferredWidth = comp.getPreferredSize().width; // Artificial space to look nicer. preferredWidth += 10; cellWidth = Math.max(cellWidth, preferredWidth); } // Artificial space for the sort icon. headerWidth += 20; column.setPreferredWidth(Math.min(Math.max(headerWidth, cellWidth) + table.getRowMargin(), maxWidth)); if (columnIndex >= 0) { break; } } } }