Java tutorial
import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTable; import javax.swing.RowFilter; import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel; import javax.swing.table.TableModel; import javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter; public class JTableFilterDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { Object[][] data = { { "A", 5 }, { "B", 2 }, { "C", 4 }, { "D", 8 } }; String columnNames[] = { "Item", "Value" }; TableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames) { public Class<?> getColumnClass(int column) { return getValueAt(0, column).getClass(); } }; JTable table = new JTable(model); RowFilter<Object, Object> filter = new RowFilter<Object, Object>() { public boolean include(Entry entry) { Integer population = (Integer) entry.getValue(1); return population.intValue() > 3; } }; TableRowSorter<TableModel> sorter = new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model); sorter.setRowFilter(filter); table.setRowSorter(sorter); JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table); JFrame frame = new JFrame("Filtering Table"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.add(scrollPane); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }