JTable sizing issues

[Timmins]

my program has a button which should delete a left-to-rght row in a table. however the problem is that JTables are not dynamically sized therefore in order to "update" the table i need to create a new table to match the now smaller size
the problem is that by creating a new table each time a user is deleted the Jframe is filled with the previous tables
how can i make my table dynamically sized to match the amount of rows needed?

[ozzyman]

have you tried yourContainer.pack() ?

[camickr]

how can i make my table dynamically sized to match the amount of rows needed?

Why do you want to do that? The normal design approach is to pick a maximum size for the number of rows to display. The table is added to a scrollpane and the scrollpane is added to the frame. Then as you add/remove rows, the scrollbar will appear/disappear.

Users don't like seeing the size of window continually changing.

[Timmins]

what i want is to make sure there is no blank space at the bottom of the table.
container.pack(); isn't working cannot find variable
and i still need to implement a scrollbar for that table...

either way i can't figure out a way to change the row size without calling a new table each time

[camickr]

container.pack(); isn't working cannot find variable

Given that you don't know that the pack() method is used on a frame and not a panel, this tells me you are a beginner GUI programmer.

what i want is to make sure there is no blank space at the bottom of the table.

As I said, that is NOT the way a UI is designed. Users don't want components shrinking and growing. Create the table at a reasonable size and let the scrollbars to the rest.

To make the table look better you can try using:

table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);

Now the table will have a white background instead of the gray background.

[Timmins]

the pack idea was given to me by the above poster but thats besides the point
i guess i need to implement a jScrollpane to see if that works.
EDIT: fixed the problem below me
problem is when ever i try that the JScrollPane(table) is just a sliver in size at the bottom of the frame

JScrollPane scrollbar = new JScrollPane( table );
        scrollbar.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 200));
        scrollbar.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
        scrollbar.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane .HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
                
        scrollbar.add(table);
        frame.add(scrollbar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

however nothing is appearing within the scrollpane

[doWhile]

Recommend you post an SSCCE demonstrating the problem. This help you break the problem down, and help us reproduce the problem at hand to help you. FWIW don't use add() to add components to a JScrollPane - use setViewportView(Component view) if you wish to set the view (the constructor does this by default - so no need for the add call)

And suggested reading:
How to Use Scroll Panes (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)