Start with How to use tables.
Your table model needs several things.
- It needs to return
Boolean.class
from thegetColumnClass
method for the appropriate column. You will need to override this method. - The method
isCellEditable
will need to returntrue
for the table column you want to make editable (so the user can change the value of the column) - You’re table model will need to be capable of holding the value for the column
- Make sure you pass a valid value for the
boolean
column for the row, otherwise it will benull
Updated with simple example
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
public class TableTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TableTest();
}
public TableTest() {
startUI();
}
public void startUI() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
MyTableModel model = new MyTableModel();
model.addRow(new Object[]{0, "Brian", false});
model.addRow(new Object[]{1, "Ned", false});
model.addRow(new Object[]{2, "John", false});
model.addRow(new Object[]{3, "Drogo", false});
JTable table = new JTable(model);
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(new JScrollPane(table));
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class MyTableModel extends DefaultTableModel {
public MyTableModel() {
super(new String[]{"ID", "Name", "Present"}, 0);
}
@Override
public Class<?> getColumnClass(int columnIndex) {
Class clazz = String.class;
switch (columnIndex) {
case 0:
clazz = Integer.class;
break;
case 2:
clazz = Boolean.class;
break;
}
return clazz;
}
@Override
public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
return column == 2;
}
@Override
public void setValueAt(Object aValue, int row, int column) {
if (aValue instanceof Boolean && column == 2) {
System.out.println(aValue);
Vector rowData = (Vector)getDataVector().get(row);
rowData.set(2, (boolean)aValue);
fireTableCellUpdated(row, column);
}
}
}
}
Ps- I would HIGHLY recommend you avoid form editors until you have a better understanding of how Swing works – IMHO