uk.ac.starlink.util.gui

Class ArrayTableSorter<R>

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.util.gui.ArrayTableSorter<R>

public class ArrayTableSorter<R>
extends Object

Handles GUI aspects of allowing the user to sort columns in a table by clicking on the column header. After construction you have to install it on a suitable table header. The table must be represented by a ArrayTableModel.

Since:

14 Oct 2009

Author:

Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ArrayTableSorter(ArrayTableModel<R> model) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	install(JTableHeader header) Sets this object up to allow sorting its model by clicking on a given JTable header.
void	setSorting(int icol, boolean descending) Performs a sort on a given column.
void	uninstall(JTableHeader header) Reverses the action of a previous install(javax.swing.table.JTableHeader) action.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ArrayTableSorter

public ArrayTableSorter(ArrayTableModel<R> model)

Constructor.

Parameters:

model - table model

Method Detail

install

public void install(JTableHeader header)

Sets this object up to allow sorting its model by clicking on a given JTable header.

Parameters:

header - table header component

uninstall

public void uninstall(JTableHeader header)

Reverses the action of a previous install(javax.swing.table.JTableHeader) action.

Parameters:

header - table header component

setSorting

public void setSorting(int icol,
                       boolean descending)

Performs a sort on a given column. Note, the header should be repainted following a call to this method.

Parameters:

icol - column index

descending - true sort down, false sort up