## Uses of Interface
javax.swing.table.TableModel

- Packages that use TableModel
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components.
  javax.swing.table | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTable`.

- - ### Uses of TableModel in javax.swing

    Fields in javax.swing declared as TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected TableModel` | JTable.`dataModel` The `TableModel` of the table.

    Methods in javax.swing that return TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected TableModel` | JTable.`createDefaultDataModel()` Returns the default table model object, which is a `DefaultTableModel`.
    `TableModel` | JTable.`getModel()` Returns the `TableModel` that provides the data displayed by this `JTable`.

    Methods in javax.swing that return types with arguments of type TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `RowSorter<? extends TableModel>` | JTable.`getRowSorter()` Returns the object responsible for sorting.

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | JTable.`setModel(TableModel dataModel)` Sets the data model for this table to `newModel` and registers with it for listener notifications from the new data model.

    Method parameters in javax.swing with type arguments of type TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | JTable.`setRowSorter(RowSorter<? extends TableModel> sorter)` Sets the `RowSorter`.

    Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type TableModel
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `JTable(TableModel dm)` Constructs a `JTable` that is initialized with `dm` as the data model, a default column model, and a default selection model.
    `JTable(TableModel dm, TableColumnModel cm)` Constructs a `JTable` that is initialized with `dm` as the data model, `cm` as the column model, and a default selection model.
    `JTable(TableModel dm, TableColumnModel cm, ListSelectionModel sm)` Constructs a `JTable` that is initialized with `dm` as the data model, `cm` as the column model, and `sm` as the selection model.

  - ### Uses of TableModel in javax.swing.event

    Constructors in javax.swing.event with parameters of type TableModel
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `TableModelEvent(TableModel source)` All row data in the table has changed, listeners should discard any state that was based on the rows and requery the `TableModel` to get the new row count and all the appropriate values.
    `TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int row)` This row of data has been updated.
    `TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow)` The data in rows [firstRow, lastRow] have been updated.
    `TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow, int column)` The cells in column column in the range [firstRow, lastRow] have been updated.
    `TableModelEvent(TableModel source, int firstRow, int lastRow, int column, int type)` The cells from (firstRow, column) to (lastRow, column) have been changed.

  - ### Uses of TableModel in javax.swing.table

    Classes in javax.swing.table with type parameters of type TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `TableRowSorter<M extends TableModel>` An implementation of `RowSorter` that provides sorting and filtering using a `TableModel`.

    Classes in javax.swing.table that implement TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `AbstractTableModel` This abstract class provides default implementations for most of the methods in the `TableModel` interface.
    `class` | `DefaultTableModel` This is an implementation of `TableModel` that uses a `Vector` of `Vectors` to store the cell value objects.

    Methods in javax.swing.table with parameters of type TableModel
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract String` | TableStringConverter.`toString(TableModel model, int row, int column)` Returns the string representation of the value at the specified location.

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