How to add JCheckBox in JTable?

Question

First of all i apologize for my english neglect that i will explain all my problem.

First i want JCheckBox in the JTable i have.

I am retrieving student id and student name from database in column index 0 and 1. I want third column should be Absent/Present which will initially take whether student is present or absent by JCheckbox Value.

Here my code for JTable values :

Attendance.java

/*
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 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package shreesai;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.util.Vector;

/**
 *
 * @author Admin
 */
public class Attendance{

    Connection con = Connectdatabase.ConnecrDb();
    public Vector getEmployee()throws Exception
    {

        Vector<Vector<String>> employeeVector = new Vector<Vector<String>>();

        PreparedStatement pre = con.prepareStatement("select studentid,name from student");
        ResultSet rs = pre.executeQuery();
        while(rs.next())
        {

            Vector<String> employee = new Vector<String>();
            employee.add(rs.getString(1)); //Empid
            employee.add(rs.getString(2));//name
            employeeVector.add(employee);

        }        
        if(con!=null)
        con.close();
        rs.close();
        pre.close();

        return employeeVector;
    }
}

THIS CODE FOR TAKING VALUES FROM DATABASE SAVING IT INTO VECTOR

AttendanceGUI.java

/*
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 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package shreesai;

import static java.awt.Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

/**
 *
 * @author Admin
 */
public class AttendanceGUI extends javax.swing.JFrame {

    /**
     * Creates new form AttendanceGUI
     */
    private Vector<Vector<String>> data;
    private Vector<String> header;
    public AttendanceGUI() throws Exception {

        this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        setExtendedState(MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
        Attendance att = new Attendance();
        data = att.getEmployee();

        header = new Vector<String>();
        header.add("Student ID");
        header.add("Student Name");
        header.add("Absent/Present");
        initComponents();
    }
    /**
     * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
     * regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">                          
    private void initComponents() {

        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        AttendanceT = new javax.swing.JTable();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        AttendanceT.setModel(new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel(
            data,header
        ));
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(AttendanceT);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(397, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(89, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>                        

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
         */
        try {
            for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AttendanceGUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AttendanceGUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AttendanceGUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AttendanceGUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        //</editor-fold>

        /* Create and display the form */
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                try{
                    new AttendanceGUI().setVisible(true);
                }
                catch(Exception e){
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,e);
                }
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JTable AttendanceT;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    // End of variables declaration                   
}

My problemis that I can't add a JCheckBox in front of every student I have seen JTabel model, renderer and all but I don't get anything. I want something like this...

I've search for this stuff for a couple of weeks but did bot get anything suitable for this

Answer 1

Start with How to use tables.

Your table model needs several things.

1. It needs to return Boolean.class from the getColumnClass method for the appropriate column. You will need to override this method.
2. The method isCellEditable will need to return true for the table column you want to make editable (so the user can change the value of the column)
3. You're table model will need to be capable of holding the value for the column
4. Make sure you pass a valid value for the boolean column for the row, otherwise it will be null

Updated with simple example

import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;

public class TableTest {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new TableTest();
  }

  public TableTest() {
    startUI();
  }

  public void startUI() {
    EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      @Override
      public void run() {
        try {
          UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
          ex.printStackTrace();
        }

        MyTableModel model = new MyTableModel();
        model.addRow(new Object[]{0, "Brian", false});
        model.addRow(new Object[]{1, "Ned", false});
        model.addRow(new Object[]{2, "John", false});
        model.addRow(new Object[]{3, "Drogo", false});
        JTable table = new JTable(model);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.add(new JScrollPane(table));
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
      }
    });
  }

  public class MyTableModel extends DefaultTableModel {

    public MyTableModel() {
      super(new String[]{"ID", "Name", "Present"}, 0);
    }

    @Override
    public Class<?> getColumnClass(int columnIndex) {
      Class clazz = String.class;
      switch (columnIndex) {
        case 0:
          clazz = Integer.class;
          break;
        case 2:
          clazz = Boolean.class;
          break;
      }
      return clazz;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
      return column == 2;
    }

    @Override
    public void setValueAt(Object aValue, int row, int column) {
      if (aValue instanceof Boolean && column == 2) {
        System.out.println(aValue);
        Vector rowData = (Vector)getDataVector().get(row);
        rowData.set(2, (boolean)aValue);
        fireTableCellUpdated(row, column);
      }
    }

  }

}

Ps- I would HIGHLY recommend you avoid form editors until you have a better understanding of how Swing works - IMHO

Answer 2

Well if you add Boolean value as data into the table model, DefaultCellRendered will render it as checbox by itself, so where is the problem?