uk.ac.starlink.util.gui
Class ArrayTableSorter

java.lang.Object
  extended by uk.ac.starlink.util.gui.ArrayTableSorter

public class ArrayTableSorter
extends Object

Handles GUI aspects of allowing the user to sort columns in a table by clicking on the column header. After construction you have to install it on a suitable table header. The table must be represented by a ArrayTableModel.

Since:
14 Oct 2009
Author:
Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary
ArrayTableSorter(ArrayTableModel model)
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 void install(JTableHeader header)
          Sets this object up to allow sorting its model by clicking on a given JTable header.
 void setSorting(int icol, boolean descending)
          Performs a sort on a given column.
 void uninstall(JTableHeader header)
          Reverses the action of a previous install(javax.swing.table.JTableHeader) action.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ArrayTableSorter

public ArrayTableSorter(ArrayTableModel model)
Constructor.

Parameters:
model - table model
Method Detail

install

public void install(JTableHeader header)
Sets this object up to allow sorting its model by clicking on a given JTable header.

Parameters:
header - table header component

uninstall

public void uninstall(JTableHeader header)
Reverses the action of a previous install(javax.swing.table.JTableHeader) action.

Parameters:
header - table header component

setSorting

public void setSorting(int icol,
                       boolean descending)
Performs a sort on a given column. Note, the header should be repainted following a call to this method.

Parameters:
icol - column index
descending - true sort down, false sort up


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