JTable hide and show columns

Question

I want to add some columns to a table (Swing JTable). Some of them will have a default size (e.g. 250), others will be hidden (so their size will be 0). I use this code:

Answer 1

instead of re-inventing the wheel you might consider to use JXTable (in the SwingX project) which supports hidden columns, comlete with a ui-control to allow users hiding/showing them dynamically - and a bunch of other useful thingies :).