Use a custom TableCellRenderer
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer;
import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;
public class HeaderRenderer extends DefaultTableCellRenderer {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
TableCellRenderer renderer;
public HeaderRenderer(JTable table) {
renderer = table.getTableHeader().getDefaultRenderer();
}
@Override
public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int col) {
super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, col);
switch (col) {
case 0:
setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 1, 1, 0, Color.LIGHT_GRAY));
break;
case 1:
setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 0, 1, 1, Color.LIGHT_GRAY));
break;
default:
setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 1, 1, 1, Color.LIGHT_GRAY));
break;
}
return this;
}
}
from oracle doc
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;
public class SimpleTableDemo extends JPanel {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public SimpleTableDemo() {
super(new GridLayout(1, 0));
String[] columnNames = { "First Name", "Last Name", "Sport", "# of Years", "Vegetarian" };
Object[][] data = { { "Kathy", "Smith", "Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false) },{ "John", "Doe", "Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true) },{ "Sue", "Black", "Knitting", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false) },{ "Jane", "White", "Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true) }, { "Joe", "Brown", "Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false) } };
JTable table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
TableCellRenderer myRenderer = new HeaderRenderer(table);
table.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(myRenderer);
table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(500, 70));
table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
add(scrollPane);
}
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("SimpleTableDemo");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
SimpleTableDemo newContentPane = new SimpleTableDemo();
newContentPane.setOpaque(true);
frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
}