Trying to extend class

[ribbs2521]

I've created a class "MyJTable extends JTable" and I'm trying to create a method which sets the default settings I want for most of my JTables (or my MyJTables). I can't seem to find out how to to this though, can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

public class MyJTable extends JTable {

	public void setDefaultTableSettings()
	{
		getTableHeader().setBackground(new Color(39,161,212));
		setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF);
		setDragEnabled(false);
		getTableHeader().setReorderingAllowed(false);
		setAutoCreateRowSorter(true);
	}

}

I want to be able to call the method like this myTable.setDefaultSettings().
I tried making the method staic but then it says I cannot call the methods within from a static context.

EDIT: I realize I am a complete idiot now, I wasn't aware of how to find the variables from the super class. I managed to figure out three of them. Is this correct now?

	public void setDefaultTableSettings()
	{
		
		tableHeader.setBackground(new Color(39,161,212));
		autoResizeMode = AUTO_RESIZE_OFF;
		setDragEnabled(false);
		tableHeader.setReorderingAllowed(false);
		setAutoCreateRowSorter(true);
	}

[r035198x]

You would need an instance of MyJTable to be able to call a non static method in the MyJTable class. You should revise these basics before trying to extend JTable.

[ribbs2521]

I have an instance, it was in my Main class and it kept giving me an error. Now that I have changed some of the code (See edit above) it seems to work with no errors but I'm still not sure it's correct.

[r035198x]

It's always good practice to go through setters when setting values inherited from super classes. Some of the reasons are
1.) The property you want to set may be private and the setter is really your only option.
2.) The setter also updates other properties to make the state of the class consistent over the update.

Whether your code is correct or not depends on whether it is achieving what you wanted or not.

[ribbs2521]

OK, it is doing what I want, I was just worried that if I'm missing something, it will fail down the road and I won't think to check there.