Table Editor not working with reference

Question

Java work on references right..
I have a static Vector in my main class.
Then i have a JTable in one of the subsequent classes which will come up on one of the action performed events.
now this JTable has a DefaultCellEditor which here is a JComboBox, for this editor i'm passing a Vector of my main class.
after initiating and attaching this cell editor to the JTable.
some times later i'm updating my static Vector.
but i don't see the changes in the JTable's editor, i get the old values.
If it is a reference i was expecting it should show the real time value of he vector.
please help me what i'm missing
Thanx in adv,
Nas.

Answer 1

This is (probably) a problem of notifications.
Because of speed issues, the combobox doesn't remake the dropdown contents unless it's notified to do so.
Instead of:
JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(vector);
vector.add/set/...(object, i);
do
final DefaultComboBoxModel model = new DefaultComboBoxModel(vector);
final JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(model);
and when you need to change the vector:
model.removeElement(object);
model.removeElementAt(i);
model.insertElementAt(object, i);
This methods in the default model fire events notifying the combobox of the changes.