JTable with JToolBar inegrated

Question

Hello.
My requirement: A swing component (JPanel, JTable...) consisting of a table and a tool bar with buttons for inserting/removing rows in the table. This component must be visually configurable in NetBeans vía 'Table contents...' dialog.
If I extend JPanel I won't be able to visually edit the table inside; if I extend JTable I don't know how to integrate the toolbar inside of it.
Any hint?
Thank you.
Antonio.

Answer 1

Solution:
1. Extend JPanel, e.g. JTablePanel, with BorderLayout, and add a tool bar (north) and a container (center) where the table will be placed, e.g., private JPanel tablePanel;.
2. Create a public method that returns that container where the table will be placed, e.g.: public JPanel getTablePanel();3. Create a BeanInfo for your table panel: JTablePanelBeanInfo. You can return the defaults for all of the methods but getBeanDescriptor should look like this:
    @Override
    public BeanDescriptor getBeanDescriptor() {
        BeanDescriptor beanDescriptor = new BeanDescriptor(com.yourpackage.JTablePanel.class, null );
        beanDescriptor.setValue("containerDelegate", "getTablePanel");
        return beanDescriptor;
    }The point here is setting the value "containerDelegate".
4. Compile everything and create a new BeanForm based on JTablePanel and put your table instance inside the form by dragging it from the palette.
5. Now you can visually customize your table, improving reusability and productivity in your project.
Reference:
[How do I create a custom container bean?|http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqFormCustomContainerBean]