Regarding jTable in Netbeans(FORMS).

[Exceeder]

So I'm doing a school project and it requires for a jTable to be filled according to previous results (therefore not hard-coded). I have tried search the WEB but I can't find anything :S

The table is jTable (drag and drop). Basically I need to extract results from previous methods and store them in the tables. I know how to fill it up hard-coded but not like this. The follow is the code, the bolded part is where the table is.

package tournament_;
/**
 *
 * @author Vanessa
 */
public class Statistics extends javax.swing.JFrame {

    /** Creates new form Statistics */
    public Statistics() {
        initComponents();
    }
    
   
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {

        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTable1 = new javax.swing.JTable();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

       [B] jTable1.setModel(new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel(
            new Object [][] {
                {"Team 1", "2", null, null, null, null},
                {"Team 2", "2", null, null, null, null},
                {"Team 3", "2", null, null, null, null}
            },
            new String [] {
                "Teams", "Played", "Wins", "Draw", "Lost", "Total"
            }
        ));
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTable1);[/B]

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(33, 33, 33)
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 452, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(45, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 112, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(61, 61, 61))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
         */
        try {
            for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Statistics.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Statistics.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Statistics.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Statistics.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        //</editor-fold>

        /* Create and display the form */
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                new Statistics().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTable jTable1;
    // End of variables declaration
    
}

Please help! :)

[doWhile]

Have you read the tutorial on JTables at the Oracle site?
How to Use Tables (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)
It contains a lot of information on how to accomplish your requirements and then some. For instance, try created a custom table model or use a DefaultTableModel to edit the table data model.

[ozzyman]

I would suggest separating your JTable code from your GUI code to help you look at it closer.

Create a new Java Class
In NetBeans: Right-Click your package from your Projects list > New > Java Class...
Name it something relevant like "StatsTable".

You get the outline of the new class.

Make an outline of all the fields and methods we need to add.
To create a JTable, we need to fill out a String array of column names. We also need a 2D Object array of the JTable data and a method to fill the array with data. Finally, we'd need to be able to create a JTable from the data so we'd need a JTable field. Taking that in, your outline should look like this:

package your.package;
public class StatsTable {
    private String[] columnNames;
    private Object[][] data;
    final private JTable table;
    //constructor - used to create a StatsTable
    public StatsTable(String[] columns, List<Team> teamsData) {
        columnNames = columns;
        data = fillData(teamsData);
        //create JTable
        table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
    }
    private Object[][] fillData(List<Team> teamsData) {
        //initialise 2D array with correct space
        data = new Object[teamsData.size()][columnNames.length];
        //loop to fill data
        ... 
        return data;
    }
    
}

Note: JTable will be underlined as red, click on it and press ALT+ENTER (in NetBeans) to auto-add the import (javax.swing.JTable).

Viewing the JTable
Now we'd want some sort of way so that when we call this new class and the JTable data is processed for us, we should be able to view it.

List<Team> teams = new ArrayList<Team>();
//fill up team info
...
String[] cols = new String[] {"Team Name", "No. of players", "Etc" };
StatsTable table1 = new StatsTable(cols, teams);

That alone will not allow you to see the JTable.
If we make the class extend JPanel we can add the JTable to a JPanel (form) and then show the object.

public class StatsTable extends JPanel {
...
private String title;
//update constructor
public StatsTable(..., String tableTitle) {
    ...
    title = tableTitle;
    ...
    JScrollPane tableContainer = new JScrollPane(table);
    add(tableContainer);
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            show();
        }
    }
}
...
public void show() {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame(title);
        this.setOpaque(true);
        frame.setContentPane(this);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
}

Now when we create a new instance of StatsTable(...) a new JTable GUI should appear.

[doWhile]

I would suggest separating your JTable code from your GUI code to help you look at it closer...

For what its worth, I would much rather implement TableModel (or extends AbstractTableModel/DefaultTableModel) as explained in the link I posted above. It allows much more flexibility in updating the table, separating the model from the view, and using custom data models (thus removing the need to copy data into arrays). And always watch out for naming methods that can override methods which already exist - whether deprecated or not.