Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Container; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTable; import javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel; import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer; import javax.swing.table.TableColumn; import javax.swing.table.TableColumnModel; class GenderRenderer extends JComboBox implements TableCellRenderer { public GenderRenderer() { super(); addItem("Male"); addItem("Female"); } public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) { if (isSelected) { setForeground(table.getSelectionForeground()); super.setBackground(table.getSelectionBackground()); } else { setForeground(table.getForeground()); setBackground(table.getBackground()); } boolean isMale = ((Boolean) value).booleanValue(); setSelectedIndex(isMale ? 0 : 1); return this; } } public class TableCellRendererJComboBox extends JFrame { protected JTable table; public static void main(String[] args) { TableCellRendererJComboBox stt = new TableCellRendererJComboBox(); stt.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); stt.setSize(400, 200); stt.setVisible(true); } public TableCellRendererJComboBox() { Container pane = getContentPane(); pane.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); TableValues tv = new TableValues(); table = new JTable(tv); TableColumnModel tcm = table.getColumnModel(); TableColumn tc = tcm.getColumn(TableValues.GENDER); tc.setCellRenderer(new GenderRenderer()); JScrollPane jsp = new JScrollPane(table); pane.add(jsp, BorderLayout.CENTER); } } class TableValues extends AbstractTableModel { public final static int FIRST_NAME = 0; public final static int LAST_NAME = 1; public final static int DATE_OF_BIRTH = 2; public final static int ACCOUNT_BALANCE = 3; public final static int GENDER = 4; public final static boolean GENDER_MALE = true; public final static boolean GENDER_FEMALE = false; public Object[][] values = { { "C", "A", new GregorianCalendar(1962, Calendar.FEBRUARY, 20).getTime(), new Float(1.67), new Boolean(GENDER_MALE) }, { "J", "A", new GregorianCalendar(1987, Calendar.JANUARY, 6).getTime(), new Float(2.78), new Boolean(GENDER_MALE) }, { "J", "A", new GregorianCalendar(1989, Calendar.AUGUST, 31).getTime(), new Float(3.89), new Boolean(GENDER_FEMALE) }, { "E", "K", new GregorianCalendar(1945, Calendar.JANUARY, 16).getTime(), new Float(-4.70), new Boolean(GENDER_FEMALE) }, { "B", "S", new GregorianCalendar(1907, Calendar.AUGUST, 2).getTime(), new Float(5.00), new Boolean(GENDER_FEMALE) } }; public int getRowCount() { return values.length; } public int getColumnCount() { return values[0].length; } public Object getValueAt(int row, int column) { return values[row][column]; } }