Module java.desktop

Class TableStringConverter

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.table.TableStringConverter

public abstract class TableStringConverter extends Object
TableStringConverter is used to convert objects from the model into strings. This is useful in filtering and searching when the model returns objects that do not have meaningful toString implementations.
Since:
1.6
  • Constructor Details

    • TableStringConverter

      protected TableStringConverter()
      Constructor for subclasses to call.
  • Method Details

    • toString

      public abstract String toString(TableModel model, int row, int column)
      Returns the string representation of the value at the specified location.
      Parameters:
      model - the TableModel to fetch the value from
      row - the row the string is being requested for
      column - the column the string is being requested for
      Returns:
      the string representation. This should never return null.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if model is null
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the arguments are outside the bounds of the model