Question

I face some problems when I am trying to remove rows from a table in java. In particular, I use the DefaultTableModel, and when I am trying to remove a row, using the removeRow(int row) method, the last row is removed, regardless what the row is. For example, let’s say that we have six rows. When the removeRow(0) or removeRow(2) or removeRow(5) is called, the last row is always removed. Any idea, why this is happening?

Thanks

—update

When a particular cell of the jtable is pressed, the corresponding row should be removed.

    class TagsTableMA extends MouseAdapter {

    @Override
    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e){
        Point p = e.getPoint();
        int row = tagsJT.rowAtPoint(p);
        int column = tagsJT.columnAtPoint(p);

        if (column == COLUMN_DELETE_TAG){
            DocDialog docDialog = new DocDialog(parentMainJF, 
                                                true, 
                                                null, 
                                                "Please confirm...", 
                                                "Are you sure you want to delete the \"" + 
                                                tagsJT.getValueAt(row, COLUMN_TAG_NAME) +
                                                "\" tag?",
                                                DocDialog.TYPE_YES_NO);
            docDialog.show();
            int answer = docDialog.getAnswer();

            if (answer == DocDialog.YES)                                                
                    model.removeRow(row);
        }
    }   
}

— update no2
Here is some code with my issue. I’ve removed some stuff that are irrelevant.

import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;

public class MainJF extends JFrame {

public MainJF(){
    this.add(createTagsTable());
    setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(200,400));
}

 private JTable createTagsTable(){

    String[] columnNames = {"",          
                            "Tag",
                            "",
                            "",
                            ""};


    Object[][] data = new Object[10][columnNames.length];
    for (int i=0; i<data.length; i++){
        data[i][COLUMN_CHECK] = false;
        data[i][COLUMN_TAG_NAME] = "Tag " + i;
        data[i][COLUMN_TAG_ID] = i;
        data[i][COLUMN_EDIT_TAG] = "edit";
        data[i][COLUMN_DELETE_TAG] = "delete";
    }

    model = new TagsSelectionTableModel(columnNames, data);
    tagsJT = new JTable(model);

    tagsJT.setRowSelectionAllowed(true);
    tagsJT.addMouseListener(new TagsTableMA());

    return tagsJT;
}


class TagsSelectionTableModel extends DefaultTableModel{

    public TagsSelectionTableModel(String[] columnNames, Object[][] data){
        super(data, columnNames);
        this.columnNames = columnNames;
        this.data = data;
    }

    private String[] columnNames;
    private Object[][] data;


    @Override
    public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) { return data[row][col]; }
}

  class TagsTableMA extends MouseAdapter{

    @Override
    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e){
        Point p = e.getPoint();
        int row = tagsJT.rowAtPoint(p);
        int column = tagsJT.columnAtPoint(p);

        if (column == COLUMN_DELETE_TAG){
            int irow = tagsJT.convertRowIndexToView(row);     
            model.removeRow(irow);
        }
    }
}


private JTable tagsJT;
private TagsSelectionTableModel model;   

private static int COLUMN_CHECK = 0;
private static int COLUMN_TAG_NAME = 1;
private static int COLUMN_TAG_ID = 2;
private static int COLUMN_EDIT_TAG = 3;
private static int COLUMN_DELETE_TAG = 4;


public static void main(String args[]) {
    new MainJF().setVisible(true);
}
}

Answer 1

The row obtained from columnAtPoint() is in view coordinates, while removeRow() assumes model coordinates. Quoting from the relevant tutorial section:

This distinction does not matter unless your viewed data has been rearranged by sorting, filtering, or user manipulation of columns.

If so, you will need to use convertRowIndexToModel(), described near the end of Sorting and Filtering, which advises:

When using a sorter, always remember to translate cell coordinates.

Also, consider using a ListSelectionListener instead of a MouseAdapter.

Addendum: Your implementation of getValueAt() continued to access the array supplied to the constructor, while the model’s data was actually stored in the parent implementation. If you really need more control over the model’s data structure, extend AbstractTableModel, as shown here.

import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;

/** @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/11237205/230513 */
public class MainJF extends JFrame {

    private JTable tagsJT;
    private TagsSelectionTableModel model;
    private static int COLUMN_CHECK = 0;
    private static int COLUMN_TAG_NAME = 1;
    private static int COLUMN_TAG_ID = 2;
    private static int COLUMN_EDIT_TAG = 3;
    private static int COLUMN_DELETE_TAG = 4;

    public MainJF() {
        this.add(new JScrollPane(createTagsTable()));
        pack();
        setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }

    private JTable createTagsTable() {

        String[] columnNames = {"0", "Tag", "2", "3", "4"};

        Object[][] data = new Object[10][columnNames.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            data[i][COLUMN_CHECK] = false;
            data[i][COLUMN_TAG_NAME] = "Tag " + i;
            data[i][COLUMN_TAG_ID] = i;
            data[i][COLUMN_EDIT_TAG] = "edit";
            data[i][COLUMN_DELETE_TAG] = "delete";
        }
        model = new TagsSelectionTableModel(columnNames, data);
        tagsJT = new JTable(model);
        tagsJT.setRowSelectionAllowed(true);
        tagsJT.addMouseListener(new TagsTableMA());
        return tagsJT;
    }

    class TagsSelectionTableModel extends DefaultTableModel {

        public TagsSelectionTableModel(String[] columnNames, Object[][] data) {
            super(data, columnNames);
        }
    }

    class TagsTableMA extends MouseAdapter {

        @Override
        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
            Point p = e.getPoint();
            int row = tagsJT.rowAtPoint(p);
            int col = tagsJT.columnAtPoint(p);
            if (col == COLUMN_DELETE_TAG) {
                model.removeRow(row);
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                new MainJF().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}