Multiple column sort in JTable

Question

I know that JTable can sort by a single column. But is it possible to allow for multiple column sort or do I need to write the code myself?

Answer 1

You can sort by multiple columns by specifying more than one sort key when calling setSortKeys in the RowSorter you're using.

Answer 2

Look into JXTable. JXTable is an extension of JTable that supports multi-column sorting, as well as other functions that JTable doesn't provide. It's freely available from JDNC / SwingLabs.

Answer 3

You should be able to set the TableRowSorter and the Comparator associated with it. Example:

TableModel myModel = createMyTableModel();
JTable table = new JTable(myModel);
TableRowSorter t = new TableRowSorter(myModel);
t.setComparator(column that the comparator works against, Comparator<?> comparator);
table.setRowSorter(new TableRowSorter(myModel));

Answer 4

ETable from the netbeans collection.
It is part of org-netbeans-swing-outline.jar
A google search aught to turn it up. The ETable is primarily a foundation for Outline (a TreeTable) but it has multi-column ordering built in as well as many other nice features

Answer 5

"I know that Jtable can sort by a single column. But is it possible to allow for multiple column sort or do i need to write the code myself? "

Table sorting and filtering is managed by a sorter object. The easiest way to provide a sorter object is to set autoCreateRowSorter bound property to true;

JTable table = new JTable();
table.setAutoCreateRowSorter(true);

This action defines a row sorter that is an instance of javax.swing.table.TableRowSorter.