Using JTable without extending or overriding

[adra]

Hello all,
I am writing a small program in Matlab. My program has a JTable in it which i have built from pure java classes. Here is a sample Matlab code (you will see that code is same with Java);

frame=javax.swing.JFrame('table');
model=javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel({1,'a';2,'b'},{'int','str'});
table=javax.swing.JTable(model);
sorter=javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter(model);
table.setRowSorter(sorter);
pane=javax.swing.JScrollPane(table);
frame.add(pane,java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.setSize(300,250);
frame.setVisible(true);

As you can see java objects can be used within Matlab. Now my problem is i couldnt make my table uneditable. I know that it is fairly easy doing it in Java by overriding isCellEditable method so that it returns false. However it is not possible to extend or override a Java class in Matlab (as far as i know). So i need to find another solution. Is there any other way of doing it right without overriding or extending? The only work around solution i could find is making uneditable the textfields of every columns like this;

textfield=javax.swing.JTextField;
textfield.setEditable(0);
jtable.getColumnModel.getColumn(0).setCellEditor(javax.swing.DefaultCellEditor(textfield));

That forbids editing but when any keyboard key is pressed, cell is entered everytime (even though it cant be edited). There is a method in cellEditor named setClickCountToStart, i gave a big number so cell cannot be entered in with mouse click but i also need to disable editing with key press now. Is it possible?


Thanks,
Arda

[Fubarable]

Why not create your own Java classes in Java, and then have MatLab call objects of your own classes? Then you can subclass JTable without problem.

Edit: this article tells how to integrate your custom java classes with MatLab: Integrating MatLab with Perl and Java

[adra]

I have no clue about how to that. In fact i dont know Java at all and that is why i am trying to do it in Matlab.

[Fubarable]

I have no clue about how to that. In fact i dont know Java at all and that is why i am trying to do it in Matlab.

Well your first question is impossible to solve without knowing Java, and so the solution is obvious: if you want to use Java to its full capacity, your best option is to learn Java. The Java tutorials can help you with this.

[DarrylBurke]

Here is a sample Matlab code (you will see that code is same with Java);

No, I don't see that at all. The syntax is quite different.

db

[adra]

Well your first question is impossible to solve without knowing Java, and so the solution is obvious: if you want to use Java to its full capacity, your best option is to learn Java. The Java tutorials can help you with this.

@Fubarable, thank you for your help and advice. However learning java is a long term shot (which i am confident to do). Today i need to save the day. I know it wont be easy but if you could tell me how to do (or better give some piece of code), i would at least try.

I dont know java yes, but with the help of tutorials and some example applications i have already completed other objects in my gui like menubar, splitpane, frame, etc. I have also customized my jtable except the two things; implementing a checkbox column and making my table uneditable. Using a checkbox column is a thing that i can sacrifice (if you have a solution i would be very glad though) but i have to make my table uneditable.

I even found a workaround solution to my problem as i described in my first post; setting ClickCountToStart method to 100 (or any other large number) for celleditors of every column disables editing for mouse in practice. But when i type a key it still tries to edit the cell. All i need to do is to forbid editing with keyboard. I have tried the following and it worked but now Matlab throws error every time i push a key..

table.putClientProperty("JTable.autoStartsEdit", Boolean.FALSE);

So i am not comfortable with that solution, there has to be another way of doing it..

[adra]

Does anybody know how to disable editing for a column without overriding the getColumnClass method or extending the AbstractTableModel?

I would be really appreciated for some help..

[Fubarable]

Does anybody know how to disable editing for a column without overriding the getColumnClass method or extending the AbstractTableModel?

No.

I would extend JTable or DefaultTableModel and override isCellEditable.