One model for JTree and JTable

Question

Hi.
Is it possible for a JTree and a JTable to share one model?
Thank you

Answer 1

Hope u r not using Comonent TreeTable
If u have Tree & Table different components, just want to have a common model then u can try this,
It is nothing but default implementation given in DefaultTableModel
public class MyTreeTableModel extends DefaultTreeModel implements TableModel, Serializable {
protected Vector dataVector;
/** List of listeners */
protected EventListenerList listenerList = new EventListenerList();
/** The <code>Vector</code> of column identifiers. */
protected Vector columnIdentifiers;
public MyTreeTableModel(TreeNode root) {
this(root, false);
// constructor for TreeModel only
public MyTreeTableModel(TreeNode root, boolean asksAllowsChildren) {
super(root, asksAllowsChildren);
// constructor for TableModel only
public MyTreeTableModel() {
this(0, 0);
private static Vector newVector(int size) {
Vector v = new Vector(size);
v.setSize(size);
return v;
// constructor for TableModel only
public MyTreeTableModel(int rowCount, int columnCount) {
this(newVector(columnCount), rowCount);
// constructor for TableModel only
public MyTreeTableModel(Vector columnNames, int rowCount) {
super(null);
setDataVector(newVector(rowCount), columnNames);
// constructor for TableModel only
public MyTreeTableModel(Object[] columnNames, int rowCount) {
this(convertToVector(columnNames), rowCount);
// constructor for TableModel only
public MyTreeTableModel(Vector data, Vector columnNames) {
super(null);
setDataVector(data, columnNames);
// constructor for TableModel only
public MyTreeTableModel(Object[][] data, Object[] columnNames) {
super(null);
setDataVector(data, columnNames);
* Returns a default name for the column using spreadsheet conventions:
* A, B, C, ... Z, AA, AB, etc. If <code>column</code> cannot be found,
* returns an empty string.
* @param column the column being queried
* @return a string containing the default name of <code>column</code>
private String getDefaultColumnName(int column) {
String result = "";
for (; column >= 0; column = column / 26 - 1) {
result = (char)((char)(column%26)+'A') + result;
return result;
* Returns a column given its name.
* Implementation is naive so this should be overridden if
* this method is to be called often. This method is not
* in the <code>TableModel</code> interface and is not used by the
* <code>JTable</code>.
* @param columnName string containing name of column to be located
* @return the column with <code>columnName</code>, or -1 if not found
public int findColumn(String columnName) {
for (int i = 0; i < getColumnCount(); i++) {
if (columnName.equals(getColumnName(i))) {
return i;
return -1;
* Returns <code>Object.class</code> regardless of <code>columnIndex</code>.
* @param columnIndex the column being queried
* @return the Object.class
public Class getColumnClass(int columnIndex) {
return Object.class;
// Managing Listeners
* Adds a listener to the list that's notified each time a change
* to the data model occurs.
* @param     l          the TableModelListener
public void addTableModelListener(TableModelListener l) {
listenerList.add(TableModelListener.class, l);
* Removes a listener from the list that's notified each time a
* change to the data model occurs.
* @param     l          the TableModelListener
public void removeTableModelListener(TableModelListener l) {
listenerList.remove(TableModelListener.class, l);
* Returns an array of all the table model listeners
* registered on this model.
* @return all of this model's <code>TableModelListener</code>s
* or an empty
* array if no table model listeners are currently registered
public TableModelListener[] getTableModelListeners() {
return (TableModelListener[])listenerList.getListeners(
TableModelListener.class);
// Fire methods
* Notifies all listeners that all cell values in the table's
* rows may have changed. The number of rows may also have changed
* and the <code>JTable</code> should redraw the
* table from scratch. The structure of the table (as in the order of the
* columns) is assumed to be the same.
public void fireTableDataChanged() {
fireTableChanged(new TableModelEvent(this));
* Notifies all listeners that the table's structure has changed.
* The number of columns in the table, and the names and types of
* the new columns may be different from the previous state.
* If the <code>JTable</code> receives this event and its
* <code>autoCreateColumnsFromModel</code>
* flag is set it discards any table columns that it had and reallocates
* default columns in the order they appear in the model. This is the
* same as calling <code>setModel(TableModel)</code> on the
* <code>JTable</code>.
public void fireTableStructureChanged() {
fireTableChanged(new TableModelEvent(this, TableModelEvent.HEADER_ROW));
* Notifies all listeners that rows in the range
* <code>[firstRow, lastRow]</code>, inclusive, have been inserted.
* @param firstRow the first row
* @param lastRow the last row
public void fireTableRowsInserted(int firstRow, int lastRow) {
fireTableChanged(new TableModelEvent(this, firstRow, lastRow,
TableModelEvent.ALL_COLUMNS, TableModelEvent.INSERT));
* Notifies all listeners that rows in the range
* <code>[firstRow, lastRow]</code>, inclusive, have been updated.
* @param firstRow the first row
* @param lastRow the last row
public void fireTableRowsUpdated(int firstRow, int lastRow) {
fireTableChanged(new TableModelEvent(this, firstRow, lastRow,
TableModelEvent.ALL_COLUMNS, TableModelEvent.UPDATE));
* Notifies all listeners that rows in the range
* <code>[firstRow, lastRow]</code>, inclusive, have been deleted.
* @param firstRow the first row
* @param lastRow the last row
public void fireTableRowsDeleted(int firstRow, int lastRow) {
fireTableChanged(new TableModelEvent(this, firstRow, lastRow,
TableModelEvent.ALL_COLUMNS, TableModelEvent.DELETE));
* Notifies all listeners that the value of the cell at
* <code>[row, column]</code> has been updated.
* @param row row of cell which has been updated
* @param column column of cell which has been updated
public void fireTableCellUpdated(int row, int column) {
fireTableChanged(new TableModelEvent(this, row, row, column));
* Forwards the given notification event to all
* <code>TableModelListeners</code> that registered
* themselves as listeners for this table model.
* @param e the event to be forwarded
public void fireTableChanged(TableModelEvent e) {
// Guaranteed to return a non-null array
Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
// Process the listeners last to first, notifying
// those that are interested in this event
for (int i = listeners.length-2; i>=0; i-=2) {
if (listeners==TableModelListener.class) {
((TableModelListener)listeners[i+1]).tableChanged(e);
* Returns an array of all the objects currently registered
* as <code><em>Foo</em>Listener</code>s
* upon this <code>AbstractTableModel</code>.
* <code><em>Foo</em>Listener</code>s are registered using the
* <code>add<em>Foo</em>Listener</code> method.
* <p>
* You can specify the <code>listenerType</code> argument
* with a class literal,
* such as
* <code><em>Foo</em>Listener.class</code>.
* For example, you can query a
* model <code>m</code>
* for its table model listeners with the following code:
* <pre>TableModelListener[] tmls = (TableModelListener[])(m.getListeners(TableModelListener.class));</pre>
* If no such listeners exist, this method returns an empty array.
* @param listenerType the type of listeners requested; this parameter
* should specify an interface that descends from
* <code>java.util.EventListener</code>
* @return an array of all objects registered as
* <code><em>Foo</em>Listener</code>s on this component,
* or an empty array if no such
* listeners have been added
* @exception ClassCastException if <code>listenerType</code>
* doesn't specify a class or interface that implements
* <code>java.util.EventListener</code>
public EventListener[] getListeners(Class listenerType) {
return listenerList.getListeners(listenerType);
* Returns the <code>Vector</code> of <code>Vectors</code>
* that contains the table's
* data values. The vectors contained in the outer vector are
* each a single row of values. In other words, to get to the cell
* at row 1, column 5: <p>
* <code>((Vector)getDataVector().elementAt(1)).elementAt(5);</code><p>
* @return the vector of vectors containing the tables data values
public Vector getDataVector() {
return dataVector;
private static Vector nonNullVector(Vector v) {
return (v != null) ? v : new Vector();
* Replaces the current <code>dataVector</code> instance variable
* with the new Vector of rows, <code>dataVector</code>.
* <code>columnIdentifiers</code> are the names of the new
* columns. The first name in <code>columnIdentifiers</code> is
* mapped to column 0 in <code>dataVector</code>. Each row in
* <code>dataVector</code> is adjusted to match the number of
* columns in <code>columnIdentifiers</code>
* either by truncating the <code>Vector</code> if it is too long,
* or adding <code>null</code> values if it is too short.
* <p>Note that passing in a <code>null</code> value for
* <code>dataVector</code> results in unspecified behavior,
* an possibly an exception.
* @param dataVector the new data vector
* @param columnIdentifiers the names of the columns
public void setDataVector(Vector dataVector, Vector columnIdentifiers) {
this.dataVector = nonNullVector(dataVector);
this.columnIdentifiers = nonNullVector(columnIdentifiers);
justifyRows(0, getRowCount());
fireTableStructureChanged();
* Replaces the value in the <code>dataVector</code> instance
* variable with the values in the array <code>dataVector</code>.
* The first index in the <code>Object[][]</code>
* array is the row index and the second is the column index.
* <code>columnIdentifiers</code> are the names of the new columns.
* @param dataVector          the new data vector
* @param columnIdentifiers     the names of the columns
public void setDataVector(Object[][] dataVector, Object[] columnIdentifiers) {
setDataVector(convertToVector(dataVector), convertToVector(columnIdentifiers));
* Equivalent to <code>fireTableChanged</code>.
* @param event the change event
public void newDataAvailable(TableModelEvent event) {
fireTableChanged(event);
// Manipulating rows
private void justifyRows(int from, int to) {
// Sometimes the MyTreeTableModel is subclassed
// instead of the AbstractTableModel by mistake.
// Set the number of rows for the case when getRowCount
// is overridden.
dataVector.setSize(getRowCount());
for (int i = from; i < to; i++) {
if (dataVector.elementAt(i) == null) {
dataVector.setElementAt(new Vector(), i);
((Vector)dataVector.elementAt(i)).setSize(getColumnCount());
* Ensures that the new rows have the correct number of columns.
* This is accomplished by using the <code>setSize</code> method in
* <code>Vector</code> which truncates vectors
* which are too long, and appends <code>null</code>s if they
* are too short.
* This method also sends out a <code>tableChanged</code>
* notification message to all the listeners.
* @param e this <code>TableModelEvent</code> describes
* where the rows were added.
*                    If <code>null</code> it assumes
* all the rows were newly added
public void newRowsAdded(TableModelEvent e) {
justifyRows(e.getFirstRow(), e.getLastRow() + 1);
fireTableChanged(e);
* Equivalent to <code>fireTableChanged</code>.
* @param event the change event
public void rowsRemoved(TableModelEvent event) {
fireTableChanged(event);
* Obsolete as of Java 2 platform v1.3. Please use <code>setRowCount</code> instead.
* Sets the number of rows in the model. If the new size is greater
* than the current size, new rows are added to the end of the model
* If the new size is less than the current size, all
* rows at index <code>rowCount</code> and greater are discarded. <p>
* @param rowCount the new number of rows
public void setNumRows(int rowCount) {
int old = getRowCount();
if (old == rowCount) {
return;
dataVector.setSize(rowCount);
if (rowCount <= old) {
fireTableRowsDeleted(rowCount, old-1);
else {
justifyRows(old, rowCount);
fireTableRowsInserted(old, rowCount-1);
* Sets the number of rows in the model. If the new size is greater
* than the current size, new rows are added to the end of the model
* If the new size is less than the current size, all
* rows at index <code>rowCount</code> and greater are discarded. <p>
public void setRowCount(int rowCount) {
setNumRows(rowCount);
* Adds a row to the end of the model. The new row will contain
* <code>null</code> values unless <code>rowData</code> is specified.
* Notification of the row being added will be generated.
* @param rowData optional data of the row being added
public void addRow(Vector rowData) {
insertRow(getRowCount(), rowData);
* Adds a row to the end of the model. The new row will contain
* <code>null</code> values unless <code>rowData</code> is specified.
* Notification of the row being added will be generated.
* @param rowData optional data of the row being added
public void addRow(Object[] rowData) {
addRow(convertToVector(rowData));
* Inserts a row at <code>row</code> in the model. The new row
* will contain <code>null</code> values unless <code>rowData</code>
* is specified. Notification of the row being added will be generated.
* @param row the row index of the row to be inserted
* @param rowData optional data of the row being added
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the row was invalid
public void insertRow(int row, Vector rowData) {
dataVector.insertElementAt(rowData, row);
justifyRows(row, row+1);
fireTableRowsInserted(row, row);
* Inserts a row at <code>row</code> in the model. The new row
* will contain <code>null</code> values unless <code>rowData</code>
* is specified. Notification of the row being added will be generated.
* @param row the row index of the row to be inserted
* @param rowData optional data of the row being added
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the row was invalid
public void insertRow(int row, Object[] rowData) {
insertRow(row, convertToVector(rowData));
private static int gcd(int i, int j) {
return (j == 0) ? i : gcd(j, i%j);
private static void rotate(Vector v, int a, int b, int shift) {
int size = b - a;
int r = size - shift;
int g = gcd(size, r);
for(int i = 0; i < g; i++) {
int to = i;
Object tmp = v.elementAt(a + to);
for(int from = (to + r) % size; from != i; from = (to + r) % size) {
v.setElementAt(v.elementAt(a + from), a + to);
to = from;
v.setElementAt(tmp, a + to);
* Moves one or more rows from the inlcusive range <code>start</code> to
* <code>end</code> to the <code>to</code> position in the model.
* After the move, the row that was at index <code>start</code>
* will be at index <code>to</code>.
* This method will send a <code>tableChanged</code> notification
* message to all the listeners. <p>
* <pre>
* Examples of moves:
* <p>
* 1. moveRow(1,3,5);
* a|B|C|D|e|f|g|h|i|j|k - before
* a|e|f|g|h|B|C|D|i|j|k - after
* <p>
* 2. moveRow(6,7,1);
* a|b|c|d|e|f|G|H|i|j|k - before
* a|G|H|b|c|d|e|f|i|j|k - after
* <p>
* </pre>
* @param start the starting row index to be moved
* @param end the ending row index to be moved
* @param to the destination of the rows to be moved
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if any of the elements
* would be moved out of the table's range
public void moveRow(int start, int end, int to) {
int shift = to - start;
int first, last;
if (shift < 0) {
first = to;
last = end;
else {
first = start;
last = to + end - start;
rotate(dataVector, first, last + 1, shift);
fireTableRowsUpdated(first, last);
* Removes the row at <code>row</code> from the model. Notification
* of the row being removed will be sent to all the listeners.
* @param row the row index of the row to be removed
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the row was invalid
public void removeRow(int row) {
dataVector.removeElementAt(row);
fireTableRowsDeleted(row, row);
// Manipulating columns
* Replaces the column identifiers in the model. If the number of
* <code>newIdentifier</code>s is greater than the current number
* of columns, new columns are added to the end of each row in the model.
* If the number of <code>newIdentifier</code>s is less than the current
* number of columns, all the extra columns at the end of a row are
* discarded. <p>
* @param newIdentifiers vector of column identifiers. If
*                    <code>null</code>, set the model
* to zero columns
public void setColumnIdentifiers(Vector columnIdentifiers) {
setDataVector(dataVector, columnIdentifiers);
* Replaces the column identifiers in the model. If the number of
* <code>newIdentifier</code>s is greater than the current number
* of columns, new columns are added to the end of each row in the model.
* If the number of <code>newIdentifier</code>s is less than the current
* number of columns, all the extra columns at the end of a row are
* discarded. <p>
* @param newIdentifiers array of column identifiers.
*                    If <code>null</code>, set
* the model to zero columns
public void setColumnIdentifiers(Object[] newIdentifiers) {
setColumnIdentifiers(convertToVector(newIdentifiers));
* Sets the number of columns in the model. If the new size is greater
* than the current size, new columns are added to the end of the model
* with <code>null</code> cell values.
* If the new size is less than the current size, all columns at index
* <code>columnCount</code> and greater are discarded.
* @param columnCount the new number of columns in the model
public void setColumnCount(int columnCount) {
columnIdentifiers.setSize(columnCount);
justifyRows(0, getRowCount());
fireTableStructureChanged();
* Adds a column to the model. The new column will have the
* identifier <code>columnName</code>, which may be null. This method
* will send a
* <code>tableChanged</code> notification message to all the listeners.
* This method is a cover for <code>addColumn(Object, Vector)</code> which
* uses <code>null</code> as the data vector.
* @param columnName the identifier of the column being added
public void addColumn(Object columnName) {
addColumn(columnName, (Vector)null);
* Adds a column to the model. The new column will have the
* identifier <code>columnName</code>, which may be null.
* <code>columnData</code> is the
* optional vector of data for the column. If it is <code>null</code>
* the column is filled with <code>null</code> values. Otherwise,
* the new data will be added to model starting with the first
* element going to row 0, etc. This method will send a
* <code>tableChanged</code> notification message to all the listeners.
* @param columnName the identifier of the column being added
* @param columnData optional data of the column being added
public void addColumn(Object columnName, Vector columnData) {
columnIdentifiers.addElement(columnName);
if (columnData != null) {
int columnSize = columnData.size();
if (columnSize > getRowCount()) {
dataVector.setSize(columnSize);
justifyRows(0, getRowCount());
int newColumn = getColumnCount() - 1;
for(int i = 0; i < columnSize; i++) {
Vector row = (Vector)dataVector.elementAt(i);
row.setElementAt(columnData.elementAt(i), newColumn);
else {
justifyRows(0, getRowCount());
fireTableStructureChanged();
* Adds a column to the model. The new column will have the
* identifier <code>columnName</code>. <code>columnData</code> is the
* optional array of data for the column. If it is <code>null</code>
* the column is filled with <code>null</code> values. Otherwise,
* the new data will be added to model starting with the first
* element going to row 0, etc. This method will send a
* <code>tableChanged</code> notification message to all the listeners.
public void addColumn(Object columnName, Object[] columnData) {
addColumn(columnName, convertToVector(columnData));
// Implementing the TableModel interface
* Returns the number of rows in this data table.
* @return the number of rows in the model
public int getRowCount() {
return dataVector.size();
* Returns the number of columns in this data table.
* @return the number of columns in the model
public int getColumnCount() {
return columnIdentifiers.size();
* Returns the column name.
* @return a name for this column using the string value of the
* appropriate member in <code>columnIdentifiers</code>.
* If <code>columnIdentifiers</code> does not have an entry
* for this index, returns the default
* name provided by the superclass
public String getColumnName(int column) {
Object id = null;
// This test is to cover the case when
// getColumnCount has been subclassed by mistake ...
if (column < columnIdentifiers.size()) {
id = columnIdentifiers.elementAt(column);
return (id == null) ? getDefaultColumnName(column)
: id.toString();
* Returns true regardless of parameter values.
* @param row the row whose value is to be queried
* @param column the column whose value is to be queried
* @return true
public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
return true;
* Returns an attribute value for the cell at <code>row</code>
* and <code>column</code>.
* @param row the row whose value is to be queried
* @param column the column whose value is to be queried
* @return the value Object at the specified cell
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if an invalid row or
* column was given
public Object getValueAt(int row, int column) {
Vector rowVector = (Vector)dataVector.elementAt(row);
return rowVector.elementAt(column);
* Sets the object value for the cell at <code>column</code> and
* <code>row</code>. <code>aValue</code> is the new value. This method
* will generate a <code>tableChanged</code> notification.
* @param aValue the new value; this can be null
* @param row the row whose value is to be changed
* @param column the column whose value is to be changed
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if an invalid row or
* column was given
public void setValueAt(Object aValue, int row, int column) {
Vector rowVector = (Vector)dataVector.elementAt(row);
rowVector.setElementAt(aValue, column);
fireTableCellUpdated(row, column);
// Protected Methods
* Returns a vector that contains the same objects as the array.
* @param anArray the array to be converted
* @return the new vector; if <code>anArray</code> is <code>null</code>,
*                    returns <code>null</code>
protected static Vector convertToVector(Object[] anArray) {
if (anArray == null) {
return null;
Vector v = new Vector(anArray.length);
for (int i=0; i < anArray.length; i++) {
v.addElement(anArray[i]);
return v;
* Returns a vector of vectors that contains the same objects as the array.
* @param anArray the double array to be converted
* @return the new vector of vectors; if <code>anArray</code> is
*                    <code>null</code>, returns <code>null</code>
protected static Vector convertToVector(Object[][] anArray) {
if (anArray == null) {
return null;
Vector v = new Vector(anArray.length);
for (int i=0; i < anArray.length; i++) {
v.addElement(convertToVector(anArray[i]));
return v;