Can JTable cell acts as JList?

I was planning to create an Event Calendar view in Monthly. Currently my jTable cell extends JTextArea. My problem is that, for example, today I got 2 events display in one cell, when a user double-click the "today" cell, an edit form will pop out, if there are 2 events in one cell, how I know which events to be edit? In this case I was thinking to use JList instaed of jTextArea. so i can choose which event to be edit. Is there any example showing how to implement jTable with jList cell? or is there any other method to overcome it?

I haven't used a JList in a JTable so far, but for a JComboBox you find a working example in the tutorial. That may give you some ideas.
What I did use is a (read only) JTable in a JTable. So if you don't achieve your goal with JList there are alternatives.
But wait for our table specialists to come along.

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Can not show the JCheckBox in JTable cell

I want to place a JCheckBox in one JTable cell, i do as below:
i want the column "d" be a check box which indicates "true" or "false".
String[] columnNames = {"a","b","c","d"};
Object[][] rowData = {{"", "", "", Boolean.FALSE}};
tableModel = new DefaultTableModel(rowData, columnNames);
dataTable = new JTable(tableModel);
dataTable.getColumnModel().getColumn(3).setCellEditor(new DefaultCellEditor(new JCheckBox()));
But when i run it, the "d" column show the string "false" or "true", not the check box i wanted.
I do not understand it, can you help me?
Thank you very much!
coral9527

Do not use DefaultTableModel, create your own table model and you should implement the method
getColumnClass to display the boolean as checkbox ...
I hope the following colde snippet helps you :
class MyModel extends AbstractTableModel {
          private String[] columnNames = {"c1",
"c2"};
public Object[][] data ={{Boolean.valueOf(true),"c1d1"}};
     public int getColumnCount() {
     //System.out.println("Calling getColumnCount");
     return columnNames.length;
public int getRowCount() {
//System.out.println("Calling row count");
return data.length;
public String getColumnName(int col) {
return columnNames[col];
public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
return data[row][col];
* JTable uses this method to determine the default renderer/
* editor for each cell. If we didn't implement this method,
* then the last column would contain text ("true"/"false"),
* rather than a check box.
public Class getColumnClass(int c) {
return getValueAt(0, c).getClass();
* Don't need to implement this method unless your table's
* editable.
public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int col) {
//Note that the data/cell address is constant,
//no matter where the cell appears onscreen.
return true;
* Don't need to implement this method unless your table's
* data can change.
public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int col) {
data[row][col] = value;
fireTableCellUpdated(row, col);

Shading part of a JTable Cell dependent upon the value of the cell

Hi
Was hoping some one woudl be able to provide some help with this. I'm trying to create a renderer that will "shade" part of a JTable cell's background depending upon the value in the cell as a percentage (E.g. if the cell contains 0.25 then a quarter of the cell background will be shaded)
What I've got so far is a renderer which will draw a rectangle whose width is the relevant percentage of the cell's width. (i.e. the width of the column) based on something similar I found in the forum but the part I'm struggling with is getting it to draw this rectangle in any cell other than the first cell. I've tried using .getCellRect(...) to get the x and y position of the cell to draw the rectangle but I still can't make it work.
The code for my renderer as it stands is:
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;
public class PercentageRepresentationRenderer extends JLabel implements TableCellRenderer{
     double percentageValue;
     double rectWidth;
     double rectHeight;
     JTable table;
     int row;
     int column;
     int x;
     int y;
     public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) {
          if (value instanceof Number)
               this.table = table;
               this.row = row;
               this.column = column;
               Number numValue = (Number)value;
               percentageValue = numValue.doubleValue();
               rectHeight = table.getRowHeight(row);
               rectWidth = percentageValue * table.getColumnModel().getColumn(column).getWidth();
          return this;
     public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        x = table.getCellRect(row, column, false).x;
        y = table.getCellRect(row, column, false).y;
          setOpaque(false);
        Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
        g2d.fillRect(x,y, new Double(rectWidth).intValue(), new Double(rectHeight).intValue());
        super.paintComponent(g);
}and the following code produces a runnable example:
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
public class PercentageTestTable extends JFrame {
     public PercentageTestTable()
          Object[] columnNames = new Object[]{"A","B"};
          Object[][] tableData = new Object[][]{{0.25,0.5},{0.75,1.0}};
          DefaultTableModel testModel = new DefaultTableModel(tableData,columnNames);
          JTable test = new JTable(testModel);
          test.setDefaultRenderer(Object.class, new PercentageRepresentationRenderer());
          JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane();
          scroll.getViewport().add(test);
          add(scroll);
     public static void main(String[] args)
          PercentageTestTable testTable = new PercentageTestTable();
          testTable.pack();
          testTable.setVisible(true);
          testTable.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}If anyone could help or point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
Ruanae

This is an example I published some while ago -
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
public class Fred120 extends JPanel
    static final Object[][] tableData =
        {1, new Double(10.0)},
        {2, new Double(20.0)},
        {3, new Double(50.0)},
        {4, new Double(10.0)},
        {5, new Double(95.0)},
        {6, new Double(60.0)},
    static final Object[] headers =
        "One",
        "Two",
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        super(new BorderLayout());
        final DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(tableData, headers);
        final JTable table = new JTable(model);
        table.getColumnModel().getColumn(1).setCellRenderer( new LocalCellRenderer(120.0));
        add(table);
        add(table.getTableHeader(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
    public class LocalCellRenderer extends DefaultTableCellRenderer
        private double v = 0.0;
        private double maxV;
        private final JPanel renderer = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,0))
            public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
                super.paintComponent(g);
                g.setColor(Color.CYAN);
                int w = (int)(getWidth() * v / maxV + 0.5);
                int h = getHeight();
                g.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
                g.drawRect(0, 0, w, h);
        private LocalCellRenderer(double maxV)
            this.maxV = maxV;
            renderer.add(this);
            renderer.setOpaque(true);
            renderer.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
            renderer.setBorder(null);
            setOpaque(false);
            setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
        public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int col)
            final JLabel label = (JLabel) super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, col);
            if (value instanceof Double)
                v = ((Double)value).doubleValue();
            return renderer;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
        final JFrame frame = new JFrame("Fred120");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(new Fred120());
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
}

How to select rows in the inner JTable rendered in an outer JTable cell

I have wrriten the following code for creating cell specific renderer - JTable rendered in a cell of a JTable.
table=new JTable(data,columnNames)
public TableCellRenderer getCellRenderer(int row, int column)
if ((row == 0) && (column == 0))
return new ColorRenderer();
else if((row == 1) && (column == 0))
return new ColorRenderer1();
else
return super.getCellRenderer(row, column);
ColorRenderer and ColorRenderer1 are two inner classes, which implement TableCellRenderer to draw inner JTable on the outer JTable cell, having 2 rows and 1 column each.
Now what is happening the above code keeps executing continously, that is the classes are being initialised continously, inner JTables are rendered (drawn) continously, and this makes the application slow after some time. It throws java.lang.OutOfMemoryException.
WHY IS IT SO??? I can't understand where's the bug..
Any advice please???
Moreover i want selections in inner tables and not on outer table, how can this be possible.
I am working on this since a long time but have not yet found a way out...

With your help i have overcome the problem of continous repeatition.
The major problem which I am facing is, in selecting rows in the inner rendered JTables.
I have added listener on outer JTable which select rows on the outer JTable, hence the complete inner JTable which being treated as a row, gets selected.
The thing is i need to select the rows of inner rendered JTables,not the outer JTable.
How to go about it??
I have even added listener to inner rendered JTables, but only first row of every table gets selected.
Please help....
Thanks in advance.

How to display images in a Jtable cell-Urgent

Hay all,
Can anybody tell me that can we display images to JTable' cell,If yes the how do we do that(with some code snippet)? Its very urgent .Plz reply as soon as possible.

Here is an example
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
class SimpleTableExample extends JFrame
     private     JPanel topPanel;
     private     JTable table;
     private     JScrollPane scrollPane;
     public SimpleTableExample()
          setTitle( "Table With Image" );
          setSize( 300, 200 );
          setBackground( Color.gray );
          topPanel = new JPanel();
          topPanel.setLayout( new BorderLayout() );
          getContentPane().add( topPanel );
          // Create columns names
          String columnNames[] = { "Col1", "Col2", "Col3" };
          // Create some data
          Object data[][] =
               { (ImageIcon) new ImageIcon("User.Gif"), (String) "100", (String)"101" },
               { (String)"102", (String)"103", (String)"104" },
               { (String)"105", (String)"106", (String)"107" },
               { (String)"108", (String)"109", (String)"110" },
          // Create a new table instance
DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames);
          JTable table = new JTable( model )
               public Class getColumnClass(int column)
                    return getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
          };          // Add the table to a scrolling pane
          scrollPane = new JScrollPane( table );
          topPanel.add( scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER );
     public static void main( String args[] )
          SimpleTableExample mainFrame     = new SimpleTableExample();
          mainFrame.setVisible( true );
}

Image in a JTable cell

How can I put ImageIcon object in a JTable cell?

yes, I'mm trying :
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("something.gif")
DefaultTableModel model = (DefaultTableModel)jTable1.getModel();
Object[] newRow = new Object[5];
newRow[1] = "I don't";
newRow[2] = "know, what";
newRow[3] = "I am doing"
newRow[4] = "wrong"
newRow[0] = icon;
model.addRow(newRow);
but icon doesn't show

Problem in jtable cell

Hi
I am facing one problem. there is some data should be displayed in Jtable cell.
The thing is that the whole data shall be visible in the cell.. for this I am writing one renderer.. but I could not find the desire solution.. please check it out
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Thanks

In summary, you have one or more columns for which the data must be wholly visible - correct? If you need all the columns to show the whole of their data, you are goinf to have to expand the table, otherwise you can expand a column with something like
myTable.getColumnModel().getColumn(whichever).setPreferredWidth(whatever);

Problem in event handling of combo box in JTable cell

Hi,
I have a combo box as an editor for a column cells in JTable. I have a event listener for this combo box. When ever I click on the JTable cell whose editor is combo box,
I get the following exception,
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.NullPointerException
     at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$MouseInputHandler.setDispatchComponent(Unknown Source)
     at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$MouseInputHandler.mousePressed(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mousePressed(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Can any one tell me how to over come this problem.
Thanks,
Raghu

Here's an example of the model I used in my JTable. I've placed 2 comboBoxes with no problems.
Hope this helps.
public class FileModel5 extends AbstractTableModel
public boolean isEditable = false;
protected static int NUM_COLUMNS = 3;
// initialize number of rows to start out with ...
protected static int START_NUM_ROWS = 0;
protected int nextEmptyRow = 0;
protected int numRows = 0;
static final public String file = "File";
static final public String mailName = "Mail Id";
static final public String postName = "Post Office Id";
static final public String columnNames[] = {"File", "Mail Id", "Post Office Id"};
// List of data
protected Vector data = null;
public FileModel5()
data = new Vector();
public boolean isCellEditable(int rowIndex, int columnIndex)
// The 2nd & 3rd column or Value field is editable
if(isEditable)
if(columnIndex > 0)
return true;
return false;
* JTable uses this method to determine the default renderer/
* editor for each cell. If we didn't implement this method,
* then the last column would contain text ("true"/"false"),
* rather than a check box.
public Class getColumnClass(int c)
return getValueAt(0, c).getClass();
* Retrieves number of columns
public synchronized int getColumnCount()
return NUM_COLUMNS;
* Get a column name
public String getColumnName(int col)
return columnNames[col];
* Retrieves number of records
public synchronized int getRowCount()
if (numRows < START_NUM_ROWS)
return START_NUM_ROWS;
else
return numRows;
* Returns cell information of a record at location row,column
public synchronized Object getValueAt(int row, int column)
try
FileRecord5 p = (FileRecord5)data.elementAt(row);
switch (column)
case 0:
return (String)p.file;
case 1:
return (String)p.mailName;
case 2:
return (String)p.postName;
catch (Exception e)
return "";
public void setValueAt(Object aValue, int row, int column)
FileRecord5 arow = (FileRecord5)data.elementAt(row);
arow.setElementAt((String)aValue, column);
fireTableCellUpdated(row, column);
* Returns information of an entire record at location row
public synchronized FileRecord5 getRecordAt(int row) throws Exception
try
return (FileRecord5)data.elementAt(row);
catch (Exception e)
throw new Exception("Record not found");
* Used to add or update a record
* @param tableRecord
public synchronized void updateRecord(FileRecord5 tableRecord)
String file = tableRecord.file;
FileRecord5 p = null;
int index = -1;
boolean found = false;
boolean addedRow = false;
int i = 0;
while (!found && (i < nextEmptyRow))
p = (FileRecord5)data.elementAt(i);
if (p.file.equals(file))
found = true;
index = i;
} else
i++;
if (found)
{ //update
data.setElementAt(tableRecord, index);
else
if (numRows <= nextEmptyRow)
//add a row
numRows++;
addedRow = true;
index = nextEmptyRow;
data.addElement(tableRecord);
//Notify listeners that the data changed.
if (addedRow)
nextEmptyRow++;
fireTableRowsInserted(index, index);
else
fireTableRowsUpdated(index, index);
* Used to delete a record
public synchronized void deleteRecord(String file)
FileRecord5 p = null;
int index = -1;
boolean found = false;
int i = 0;
while (!found && (i < nextEmptyRow))
p = (FileRecord5)data.elementAt(i);
if (p.file.equals(file))
found = true;
index = i;
} else
i++;
if (found)
data.removeElementAt(i);
nextEmptyRow--;
numRows--;
fireTableRowsDeleted(START_NUM_ROWS, numRows);
* Clears all records
public synchronized void clear()
int oldNumRows = numRows;
numRows = START_NUM_ROWS;
data.removeAllElements();
nextEmptyRow = 0;
if (oldNumRows > START_NUM_ROWS)
fireTableRowsDeleted(START_NUM_ROWS, oldNumRows - 1);
fireTableRowsUpdated(0, START_NUM_ROWS - 1);
* Loads the values into the combo box within the table for mail id
public void setUpMailColumn(JTable mapTable, ArrayList mailList)
TableColumn col = mapTable.getColumnModel().getColumn(1);
javax.swing.JComboBox comboMail = new javax.swing.JComboBox();
int s = mailList.size();
for(int i=0; i<s; i++)
comboMail.addItem(mailList.get(i));
col.setCellEditor(new DefaultCellEditor(comboMail));
//Set up tool tips.
DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
renderer.setToolTipText("Click for mail Id list");
col.setCellRenderer(renderer);
//Set up tool tip for the mailName column header.
TableCellRenderer headerRenderer = col.getHeaderRenderer();
if (headerRenderer instanceof DefaultTableCellRenderer)
((DefaultTableCellRenderer)headerRenderer).setToolTipText(
"Click the Mail Id to see a list of choices");
* Loads the values into the combo box within the table for post office id
public void setUpPostColumn(JTable mapTable, ArrayList postList)
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col.setCellEditor(new DefaultCellEditor(combo));
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DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
renderer.setToolTipText("Click for post office Id list");
col.setCellRenderer(renderer);
//Set up tool tip for the mailName column header.
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Is it possible to centre align data in a JTable cell? If possible, where can I see how to do so.
Thx

Here's an article that should help:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-jtable/index.html?dwzone=java

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Hi,
I have a problem, trying to figure out how to input numbers in a jtextfield in a jtable cell, from a group of jbuttons (rendered as a numeric keypad). I can get the cell to focus, but when I click on one of the jbuttons in the keypad, the cell loses focus and nothing is printed. I can update the cell by directly typing from the keyboard; that works fine. But I'm lost when trying to do it from the touch-screen keypad. Can anyone point me in the right direction. I assume I need to attach additional listeners somewhere.
Thanks in-advance.
Lee

I can get the cell to focus, Then the code for you button would need to be something like:
String text = (String)table.getValueAt(...);
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table.setValueAt(updated, ...);

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Hi,
I have just started coding in Swings and would like to find out ways by which I can add JtextField in a JTable cell. Is there any?
Thanks in Advance.
Cheena

There sure is. The thing you're looking for is the cells TableCellEditor. Check out this tutorial, it will explain how to use CellEditors, you should have no diffculties adapting the example to your needs (otherwise just post again :-)
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/table.html

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I am having troubles trying to catch a key event while the user is entering text inside a given JTable cell (x/y location). The JTable only seems to manage String objects in it's cells so I can't place a JTextField in there with a KeyListener on it.
Currently, I can only get control of the application once the user has left the cell they are editing.
Does anyone have an example of a JTable 'cell KeyListener' scenario? At this point I want to see if I can print 'hello world' each time I type a character within a cell. Then I'll go from there....

If you want to know when the contents of a cell have been updated you should use a TableModelListener.
If you want to know when a character is added/removed from the cell editor then you need to first understand how this works with a simple text field.
Typically you would use a DocumentListener to receive notifies of a change to the text field. However, within the DocumentEvent you wouldn't be able to change the text field as this notification comes after the text field has already been updated.
If you need to ability to intercept changes to the text field before they happen, then you would need to use a DocumentFilter. An example of using a DocumentFilter is given in the Swing tutorial on [url http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/generaltext.html#filter]Text Component Features.
Once you get your regular text field working the way you want, the next step to create a DefaultCellEditor using this JTextField and use this editor in your JTable. The above tutorial also has a section on using editors in a table.

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Hi.
I know this subject has already some discussions on the forum, but I can't seem to find anything that solves my problem.
In my application, every JTable cell is a JPanel, that using a GridLayout, places vertically several JPanel's witch using an Overlay layout contains a JLabel and a JButton.
As you can see, its a fairly complex cell...
Unfortunately, because I use several JButtons in several locations inside a JTable cell, sometimes I can't get the mouse clicks to make through.
This is my Table custom renderer:
public class TimeTableRenderer implements TableCellRenderer {
     Border unselectedBorder = null;
     Border selectedBorder = null;
     public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected,
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                         selectedBorder = BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(2,2,2,2, table.getSelectionBackground());
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               } else {
                    if (unselectedBorder == null)
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                    ((BlocoGrid) value).setBorder(unselectedBorder);
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}and this is my custom editor (so clicks can get passed on):
public class TimeTableEditor extends AbstractCellEditor implements TableCellEditor {
     private TimeTableRenderer render = null;
     public TimeTableEditor() {
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    public Component getTableCellEditorComponent(JTable table, Object value,
            boolean isSelected, int row, int column) {
         if (value instanceof BlocoGrid) {
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         return null;
    public Object getCellEditorValue() {
        return null;
}As you can see, both the renderer and editor return the same component that cames from the JTable model (all table values (components) only get instantiated once, so the same component is passed on to the renderer and editor).
Is this the most correct way to get clicks to the cell component?
Please check the screenshot below to see how the JButtons get placed inside the cell:
http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=calendarxo9.jpg
If you need more info, please say so.
Thanks.

My mistake... It worked fine. The cell span code was malfunctioning. Thanks anyway.

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When a JCombobox is displayed in your basic panel, the text field and drop down arrow can been seen, by default.
But when a JComboBox is placed inside a JTable cell, the drop-down arrow disappears until the cell has been clicked in.
Is there a way to override the default display behavior in a JTable cell, and have the combobox drop-down arrow appear next to the text field by default? Is there something that can be done in the TableCellRenderr?
-Phil

you could always try over-riding the paint method of the tablecellrenderer to draw your triangle or arrow..... never tried it, but theoretically possible

JTable Cell with two icons

Hello -
I'm rather new to Java, so please excuse me if this is a simple question. For a project I am working on, I am attempting to deal with placing two icons in a single JTable cell. For the life of me I have no idea if this is even feasible, let alone how I would implement it. Originally I thought about attempting to overload the JLabel class (as this is what the JTable cell is based upon, if I'm not mistaken?) and allowing two icons to be placed per label.
Am I on the right track? Is this even possible? Any suggestions?
Thanks much.

Please read the forum for JTable.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/table.html
You will know that you canuse any component as CellRenderer, this component can have whatever you want (say 2 icons and 5 comboboxes)
here is short example that shows 2 icons in JTable
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
public class TwoIcons extends JFrame {
     public static void main(String[] args){
          createIcons();
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               new Runnable()
                    public void run() {
                         new TwoIcons();
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               new Object[][]{
                    {new IconPair("cross", "cross"), "just a string"},
                    {new IconPair("circle", "cross"),"just another string"},
                    {new IconPair("String", "circle"),"yet another string"}
               }, new String[]{"Two Icons","String"}){
               public Class getColumnClass(int columnIndex){
                    if(columnIndex==0){
                         return IconPair.class;
                    else
                         return super.getColumnClass(columnIndex);
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                    RendererPanel renderer = new RendererPanel(bg);
                    public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) {
                         renderer.setIcons((IconPair)value);
                         return renderer;
          JScrollPane scp = new JScrollPane(table);
          add(scp);
          setSize(400,100);
          setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          pack();
          setVisible(true);
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          JLabel tf1,tf2;
          RendererPanel(Color bg){
               setLayout(new BoxLayout(this,BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS) );
               tf1=new JLabel();
               tf2=new JLabel();
               add(tf1);
               add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(5,0)));
               add(tf2);
               setBackground(bg);
          public void setIcons(IconPair value) {
               tf1.setIcon(value.i1);
               tf2.setIcon(value.i2);
               //uncomment next 2 lines if you want text as well
//               tf1.setText(value.s1);
//               tf2.setText(value.s2);
     class IconPair {
          public Icon i1,i2;
          public String s1,s2;
          IconPair(String s1, String s2){
               this.i1=icons.get(s1);
               this.i2=icons.get(s2);
               this.s1=s1;
               this.s2=s2;
     static Map<String,Icon> icons = new HashMap<String,Icon>();
     public static void createIcons(){
          Image img = new BufferedImage(10,10, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
          Graphics2D g2=(Graphics2D)(img.getGraphics());
          g2.setColor(Color.RED);
          g2.drawLine(0,0,10,10);
          g2.drawLine(0,10,10,0);
          icons.put("cross",new ImageIcon(img));
          img = new BufferedImage(10,10, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
          g2=(Graphics2D)(img.getGraphics());
          g2.setColor(Color.GREEN);
          g2.drawOval(1,1,8,8);
          icons.put("circle",new ImageIcon(img));
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