setVisibleColumns
The Table::setVisibleColumns
does double-duty:
- Controls which columns are visible, and
- Sets the order in which the columns appear.
Call Table::getVisibleColumns
to see current ordering.
Doc
This is well described in:
Example Code
Basically, you need the code like this to control columns order and also set list of bean instances as datasource.
Code is not tested, just a demonstration. Valid for Vaadin 6, but I guess no significant changes comparing to Vaadin 7.
table = new Table();
// Wrap your beans collection into vaadin data container. There are many
// types of them , check Book of Vaadin.
BeanItemContainer<Bean> container = new BeanItemContainer<Bean>(Bean.class)
container.addBean(new Bean());
// Set collection of your beans as data source.
// Columns will be created for each property, vaadin uses reflection.
table.setContainerDataSource( container );
// You can select to display only properties you want, not all.
// Order matters. You can get columns list from any source - for example
// store in your DB.
table.setVisibleColumns( new Object[] {"prop1", "prop2"} );
// You can set column headers (by default vaadin will set them same as bean
// properties names). Order matters, should match above order.
table.setColumnHeaders( new String[] {"Property 1", "Property2"} );