How to update JTable when data changes

You need to use java.swing.table.TableColumnModel to  add columns when ever there is a change also you need to set autoCreateColumnsFromModel  this field to true in the JTable

>>I'm calling the fireTableDataChanged() method on the table model.

That should be OK. What's the problem with doing that?

>>>>I'm calling the fireTableDataChanged() method on the table model.

>>That should be OK. What's the problem with doing that?

I don't know if there is something wrong with that. My problem is how to update the table to show the new colomns or remove the ones missing.

Could someone explain how I  use TableColumnModel?

It would happen automatically if you were using an existing model, such DefaultTableModel. Do you really need your own TableModel?

If so, you need to alter the behaviour of http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/table/TableModel.html#getColumnCount() and any other column-oriented methods accordingly

Could you post your code for the model?

Here is my code.

Thanks for helping me.

public class MyTableModel extends AbstractTableModel implements Observer
{
 
	private static final long	serialVersionUID	= -5926837260794060766L;
	private CustomData			data;
 
	public MyTableModel( CustomData data ) {
		this.data = data;
		data.addObserver( this );
	}
 
	@Override
	public int getColumnCount() {
		double[][] vector = data.getVector();
		return vector[0].length;
	}
 
	@Override
	public int getRowCount() {
		return data.getVector().length;
	}
 
	@Override
	public Object getValueAt( int row, int column ) {
		double[][] vector = data.getVector();
		if (vector != null) return vector[row][column];
 
		else return 0.0;
	}
 
	@Override
	public void update( Observable o, Object arg ) {
		fireTableDataChanged();
	}
 
}

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You should be OK with that - it should return the correct column count

So basically when you change a column you will need to change

fireTableDataChanged();

instead of

fireTableStructureChanged()

both are inherited as part of AbstractTableModel

Oops got those backwards, fireTableStructureChanged() when you change a column.

That did it... now it works. Thanks.

>>Oops got those backwards, fireTableStructureChanged() when you change a column.

Yes, that's right