right justify text in a JTable

[jeff willis]

Is it possible to right justify text in a JTable?

I've tried using Strings, JLabel, and even extending DefaultTableCellRenderer but all I ever get is left justified text.

[Craig Wood]

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
 
public class AlignRight
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String[] headers = { "column 1", "column 2", "column 3", "column 4" };
        int cols = 4;
        int rows = 6;
        String[][] data = new String[rows][cols];
        for(int row = 0; row < rows; row++)
            for(int col = 0; col < cols; col++)
                data[row][col] = "item " + (row * cols + col + 1);
        JTable table = new JTable(data, headers);
        DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer =
                (DefaultTableCellRenderer)table.getDefaultRenderer(String.class);
        renderer.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.RIGHT);
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(table));
        f.setSize(400,400);
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
    }
}

[jeff willis]

thanks. Your response is very impressive. Complete, to-the-point, and "cut-and-pastable"!

It's exactly what I needed.