org.jfree.ui
Class SortableTableModel

java.lang.Object
  javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel
      org.jfree.ui.SortableTableModel

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.swing.table.TableModel

Direct Known Subclasses:

SystemPropertiesTableModel

public abstract class SortableTableModel

extends javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel

The base class for a sortable table model.

Author:

David Gilbert

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel

listenerList

Constructor Summary

SortableTableModel()
Constructs a sortable table model.

Method Summary

boolean	getAscending() Returns true if the data is sorted in ascending order, and false otherwise.
int	getSortingColumn() Returns the index of the sorting column, or -1 if the data is not sorted on any column.
boolean	isSortable(int column) Returns a flag indicating whether or not a column is sortable.
void	setAscending(boolean flag) Sets the flag that determines whether the sort order is ascending or descending.
void	sortByColumn(int column, boolean ascending) Sorts the table.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel

addTableModelListener, findColumn, fireTableCellUpdated, fireTableChanged, fireTableDataChanged, fireTableRowsDeleted, fireTableRowsInserted, fireTableRowsUpdated, fireTableStructureChanged, getColumnClass, getColumnName, getListeners, getTableModelListeners, isCellEditable, removeTableModelListener, setValueAt

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.table.TableModel

getColumnCount, getRowCount, getValueAt

Constructor Detail

SortableTableModel

public SortableTableModel()

Constructs a sortable table model.

Method Detail

getSortingColumn

public int getSortingColumn()

Returns the index of the sorting column, or -1 if the data is not sorted on any column.

Returns:

the column used for sorting.

getAscending

public boolean getAscending()

Returns true if the data is sorted in ascending order, and false otherwise.

Returns:

true if the data is sorted in ascending order, and false otherwise.

setAscending

public void setAscending(boolean flag)

Sets the flag that determines whether the sort order is ascending or descending.

Parameters:

flag - the flag.

sortByColumn

public void sortByColumn(int column,
                         boolean ascending)

Sorts the table.

Parameters:

column - the column to sort on (zero-based index).

ascending - a flag to indicate ascending order or descending order.

isSortable

public boolean isSortable(int column)

Returns a flag indicating whether or not a column is sortable.

Parameters:

column - the column (zero-based index).

Returns:

boolean.