[SOLVED] How do you turn off Tab and Back Tab in JTable?

[Angie]

In a JTable when user presses Tab or Shift + Tab the focus moves from cell to cell (either forward or backward).
Is there a way to turn off the Tab and Shift + Tab key in the table? I would like for only the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to be recognized.

Also, is it possible to make it so that a mouse click on a cell does not make the cell aware but rather makes the entire line aware?

[markw8500]

There are probably several ways to do this, but I like to use Key Bindings when I want to control the actions of keys... Check out:

How to Use Key Bindings (The Java™ Tutorials )

If you get stuck, post your questions...

As for the second part of your question... I am not sure what you mean by aware...

[Angie]

I used

table.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCU SED_COMPONENT).put(
KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_TAB, 0), "none");
table.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCU SED_COMPONENT).put(
KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_TAB, InputEvent.SHIFT_DOWN_MASK), "none");

and it works like a charm.

I find the second part of my question difficult to explain but I'll try: When I mouse click on a cell in the table, the cell gains focus in the sense that a bold border is drawn around it (even though the cell is not editable). I don't want it to do that because the idea is that you can only select a row, not a specific cell. Does that make sense?

[markw8500]

Yes it does... You want to create a custom Cell Renderer... Google it... There is tons of info out there... Let me know if you get stuck...

[Angie]

So simple once it's accomplished. Thank you again, you have been a great help. :)

[markw8500]

No Prob...