JTable row deselection
Hi,
Im having problems tryin to implement row deselection with JTables. Im using the following bit of code for single row selection:
ListSelectionModel rowSM = Takings.dbTable.getSelectionModel();
rowSM.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
if (e.getValueIsAdjusting()) return;
ListSelectionModel lsm = (ListSelectionModel)e.getSource();
if (!lsm.isSelectionEmpty())
selectedRow = lsm.getMinSelectionIndex();
Ive messed around with it in a number of ways, for example, comparing the new selected index to the previous index, but have had no luck.
Could someone please tell me what modifications to the above code need to be made so that clicking on a selected row makes it become deselected.
Thanks in advance!
Try this:
ListSelectionModel rowSM = Takings.dbTable.getSelectionModel();
rowSM.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
if (e.getValueIsAdjusting()) return;
ListSelectionModel lsm = (ListSelectionModel)e.getSource();
if (!lsm.isSelectionEmpty()) {
lsm.removeIndexInterval(e.getFirstIndex(), e.getLastIndex());
});I hope this helps,
Denis
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