Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTable; import javax.swing.RowSorter; import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel; import javax.swing.table.TableModel; import javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sorting JTable"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Object rows[][] = { { "A", "A", 1 }, { "E", "E", 4 }, { "Y", "Y", 3 } }; String columns[] = { "Symbol", "Name", "Price" }; TableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(rows, columns) { public Class getColumnClass(int column) { Class returnValue; if ((column >= 0) && (column < getColumnCount())) { returnValue = getValueAt(0, column).getClass(); } else { returnValue = Object.class; } return returnValue; } }; JTable table = new JTable(model); RowSorter<TableModel> sorter = new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model); table.setRowSorter(sorter); JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(table); frame.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setSize(300, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }