Selection color not working with table that has DefaultTableModel

Question

hi folks,
I noticed if a table has a AbstractTableModel, when you select a row, by default the highlight color is light blue. However, if a table has a DefaultTableModel, even if you invoke table.setSelectionBackgroun(color) and table.setSelectionForefround(color), the highlight color stays invisible. is this a bug? what's the cause of this problem?
thanks!!

Answer 1

Read this section from the Swing tutorial on [url http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/table.html#renderer]Using Table Renderers. Here is a simple example to get you started
    class SimpleRenderer extends DefaultTableCellRenderer
        public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(
            JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column)
            super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, column);
            if (hasFocus)
                setBackground( Color.cyan );
            else if (isSelected)
                setBackground( table.getSelectionBackground() );
            else
                setBackground( table.getBackground() );
            return this;
    }