dragging the row header autoscroll

[Allgorythm]

hi Im stuck up with this one, i dont know how to solve this problem, when I tried to drag the mouse in the main table it will select all the rows that my mouse is pointing at(dragging at) it also scrolls automatically when dragging, but when i tried to drag the row headers, the selection seems awkward, the selected rows in the table doesnt go with the row headers. Please try to run this code an drag the row headers not the row in the table. I need help pleas ..

public class TableSample extends JFrame {

     private JTable mainTable;
     private JScrollPane scroll ;
     private JViewport jv;
     private JTable rowHeaderTableColumn;
     private JPanel panel;

     private TableModel tableModel;
     private DefaultTableModel mainTableModel;

     private Integer[] rowHeaderData;

     public TableSample() {

         initComponents();
     }

     private void initComponents() {

         panel = new JPanel();
         tableModel = new AbstractTableModel() {

             String[] header = {"Rows"};

             public int getColumnCount() {

                 return 1;
             }

             public int getRowCount() {

                 return mainTable.getRowCount();
             }

             public String getColumnName(int col) {

                 // this will set the row headers column name
                 return header[0];
             }

             public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {

                 // this will set the row headers row data
                 // instead of this;
                 // "return rowHeaderData[col] + row;"
                 // this one will generate its own count for each row' cell count
                 return 1 + row;
             }
         };

         TableColumnModel rowHeaderModel = new DefaultTableColumnModel() {

             boolean first = true;

             public void addColumn(TableColumn tableColumn) {

                 if (first) {

                     tableColumn.setMaxWidth(tableColumn.getPreferredWidth());

                     super.addColumn(tableColumn);
                     tableColumn.setMaxWidth(100);
                     first = false;
                 }
             }
         };

         String[] columns = {"Item Code", "Item Desciption", "Item Quantity", "Item Cost",
                                 "Cost Extension", "Retail", "Retail Extension", "Expiration Code"};

         Object[][] rows = new Object[200][columns.length];

         mainTableModel = new DefaultTableModel(rows, columns);

         mainTable = new JTable(mainTableModel);

         rowHeaderTableColumn = new JTable(tableModel, rowHeaderModel);

         rowHeaderTableColumn.createDefaultColumnsFromModel();
         rowHeaderTableColumn.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
         rowHeaderTableColumn.setColumnSelectionAllowed(false);
         rowHeaderTableColumn.setCellSelectionEnabled(false);

         jv = new JViewport();
         jv.setView(rowHeaderTableColumn);
         jv.setPreferredSize(rowHeaderTableColumn.getMaximumSize());

         mainTable.setSelectionModel(rowHeaderTableColumn.getSelectionModel());
         mainTable.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF);

         panel.setLayout(new GridLayout());

         rowHeaderData = new Integer[mainTable.getRowCount()];

         for (int count = 0; count <= mainTable.getRowCount() - 1; count++) {

             rowHeaderData[count] = count + 1;
         }

         scroll = new JScrollPane(mainTable);
         scroll.setRowHeader(jv);
         scroll.setCorner(ScrollPaneConstants.UPPER_LEFT_CORNER, rowHeaderTableColumn.getTableHeader());
         panel.add(scroll);

         getContentPane().add(panel);

         setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         setSize(500, 250);
         setLocationRelativeTo(null);
         setVisible(true);
     }

     public static void main(String args[]) {

         new TableSample();
     }
}

[camickr]

Take a look at the Row Number Table for a working example. The key is the ChangeListener.

[collin389]

I think it has to do with the fact that when you click a row number and drag. It only scrolls the row numbers because they are separate from the other columns. Notice how when you scroll the row numbers down, the scrollpane's scrollbar doesn't move. I'm not sure how, but you need to link the row numbers and the main table together.

[camickr]

I'm not sure how, but you need to link the row numbers and the main table together.

So you are telling me that my example doesn't work for you?

[collin389]

I didn't look at your example. Just the OP's

[camickr]

So why did you post a response saying you don't know what the solution is, when a solution was given hours earlier? I don't understand the point of that?

[Allgorythm]

thanks collin for telling me that I should Link the table and the rowHeader table
and thanks camickr for showing me a simple code (on the link you gave me) with a VERY Clear comments i found there how to sync the table in my rowHeader table. with a simple code like this >

	public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
	{
		//  Keep the scrolling of the row table in sync with main table

		JViewport viewport = (JViewport) e.getSource();
		JScrollPane scrollPane = (JScrollPane)viewport.getParent();
		scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().setValue(viewport.getViewPosition().y);
	}

- the view port. now my rowHeader syncs with my main table i dont even need to change all my table's model. how can I give a thanks to you guys? just reputation? thanks thanks!