Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.Point; import java.awt.Rectangle; import javax.swing.JTable; import javax.swing.JViewport; public class Main { /** * Scrolls a table so that a certain cell becomes visible. * Source: http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.swing.table/Vis.html * @param table * @param rowIndex * @param vColIndex */ public static void scrollToVisible(JTable table, int rowIndex, int vColIndex) { if (!(table.getParent() instanceof JViewport)) { return; } JViewport viewport = (JViewport) table.getParent(); // This rectangle is relative to the table where the // northwest corner of cell (0,0) is always (0,0). Rectangle rect = table.getCellRect(rowIndex, vColIndex, true); // The location of the viewport relative to the table Point pt = viewport.getViewPosition(); // Translate the cell location so that it is relative // to the view, assuming the northwest corner of the // view is (0,0) rect.setLocation(rect.x - pt.x, rect.y - pt.y); table.scrollRectToVisible(rect); // Scroll the area into view //viewport.scrollRectToVisible(rect); } }