Change position of Columns in a JTable

Hello together!
I have the follow problem:
I have a JTable and want to change the position of the Columns.
I tryed to remove and add the columns but that doesn't really work, either I have no columns or I have all twice.
If there is any better method to change the position pls let me know, if not pls give me a hint to get it working with deleting and adding.
Thanks a lot.

table.moveColumn(from,to);

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