Add scroll to JTextPane in JTable

Question

Hello,
I create JTable that her cells is JTextPane.
The problem is that i need that the JTextPane will have scroll.
I tried to add but the scroll isn't show.
Advices with examples are welcome
Thanks in advance
Shimon

Answer 1

hi
try compile and run the code and watch behaivour, hope this is will help u...
cheers and good luck
gkr
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class JTableExample extends JFrame
JScrollPane jScrollPane1 = new JScrollPane();
JTextPaneCell JTPC = new JTextPaneCell();
DefaultTableModel dtm = new DefaultTableModel(new Object[]{"Col1", "Col2",
"JTextPane", "Col4"}, 10);
String v = "Hello, \nI create JTable that her cells is JTextPane.\n" +
"The problem is that i need that the JTextPane will have scroll.\n"
+ "I tried to add but the scroll isn't show.\n" +
"Advices with examples are welcome.\n\nThanks in advance\n\n" +
"Shimon.";
JTable jTable1 = new JTable(dtm)
public int getRowHeight()
return super.getRowHeight() * 4;
public TableCellRenderer getCellRenderer(int row, int column)
if(super.convertColumnIndexToModel(column) == 2)
return JTPC;
return super.getCellRenderer(row, column);
public TableCellEditor getCellEditor(int row, int column)
if(super.convertColumnIndexToModel(column) == 2)
return JTPC;
return super.getCellEditor(row, column);
public JTableExample()
try
jbInit();
for(int i = 0; i < dtm.getRowCount(); i++)
dtm.setValueAt("\n" + i + v, i, 2);
pack();
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
public static void main(String[] args)
JTableExample JTableExample1 = new JTableExample();
JTableExample1.show();
private void jbInit() throws Exception
jScrollPane1.getViewport().add(jTable1);
getContentPane().add(jScrollPane1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(JTPC.spane);
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(this);
class JTextPaneCell extends AbstractCellEditor implements
TableCellRenderer, TableCellEditor
JScrollPane spane;
JTextPane tpane;
Border noFocusBorder;
public JTextPaneCell()
super();
noFocusBorder = new EmptyBorder(1, 1, 1, 1);
spane = new JScrollPane();
tpane = new JTextPane();
spane.getViewport().add(tpane);
public Component getTableCellEditorComponent(JTable table, Object value,
boolean isSelected,
int row, int column)
return spane;
public Object getCellEditorValue()
return tpane.getText();
public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,
boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus,
int row, int column)
if(isSelected)
tpane.setForeground(table.getSelectionForeground());
tpane.setBackground(table.getSelectionBackground());
else
tpane.setForeground(table.getForeground());
tpane.setBackground(table.getBackground());
tpane.setFont(table.getFont());
if(hasFocus)
spane.setBorder(UIManager.getBorder("Table.focusCellHighlightBorder"));
if(table.isCellEditable(row, column))
tpane.setForeground(UIManager.getColor("Table.focusCellForeground") );
tpane.setBackground(UIManager.getColor("Table.focusCellBackground") );
else
spane.setBorder(noFocusBorder);
if(value == null)
value = "";
tpane.setText((String)value);
return spane;
}