Select All checkbox in Jtable

[Sharad Kharya]

I am trying to implement a Select all functionality in Jtable column header.

for reference, I refer code from here

While working with code, requirement implemented fine, but there is an issue with this code..

Case-
When user clicks on "Check All", all the checkboxes gets selected, But if user un select any of the checkbox from table then ideally "check all" shud gets unselected. But it still remains selected.

please help me on this, Sso I get my things done asap.

Thanks In Advance
Sharad

[Mansi Mishra]

Hi Sharad

You could try this javascript function.


function checkAllOrNone() {
var selectAll = document.getElementsByName("formName:tablename:selectAllCheckBoxintheheader");
var rowCount = document.getElementById("formName:tableName").rows.length-2;
if (selectAll[0].checked) {
var i=0;
for(i=0;rowCount>0 && i<rowCount;i++){
document.getElementById("formName:tableName:"+i+":individualcheckboxforeachrow").checked=true;
}
} else{
var i=0;
for(i=0;rowCount>0 && i<rowCount;i++){
document.getElementById("formName:tableName:"+i+":individualcheckboxforeachrow").checked=false;
}
}
}


Mansi>

[Sharad Kharya]

@Mansi

your code seems to be applied for JSP.
I am developing application using Swing API's

[Rob Spoor]

You could use a TableModelListener to listen for changes in the table model. Keep in mind that this could cause an infinite loop: checking the check box will change multiple table values, all of which will trigger a check box change. Which could change multiple table values again, etc.

One way to prevent this is only to change the selected state / table model value if it should be changed:

// set the check box selected state to 'selected'
if (selected != checkBox.isSelected())
{
    ...
}

// set the table model's value to 'selected'
if (!Boolean.valueOf(selected).equals(tableModel.getValueAt(row, column))
{
    ...
}

[Maneesh Godbole]

Why don't you post your code so we can help you figure out what's going wrong.

[Sharad Kharya]

@Manish

code is here

[Maneesh Godbole]

I don't see any code where the header check box will be de-selected if the user de-selects any checkbox in the table.
What have you tried so far?

[Sharad Kharya]

Hre the code is

import java.awt.*;   
import javax.swing.*;   
import javax.swing.table.*;   
import java.awt.event.*;   
public class JTableHeaderCheckBox   
{   
  Object colNames[] = {"", "String", "String"};   
  Object[][] data = {};   
  DefaultTableModel dtm;   
  JTable table;   
  public void buildGUI()   
  {   
    dtm = new DefaultTableModel(data,colNames);   
    table = new JTable(dtm);   
    for(int x = 0; x < 5; x++)   
    {   
      dtm.addRow(new Object[]{new Boolean(false),"Row "+(x+1)+" Col 2","Row "+(x+1)+" Col 3"});   
    }   
    JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(table);   
    TableColumn tc = table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0);   
    tc.setCellEditor(table.getDefaultEditor(Boolean.class));   
    tc.setCellRenderer(table.getDefaultRenderer(Boolean.class));   
    tc.setHeaderRenderer(new CheckBoxHeader(new MyItemListener()));   
    JFrame f = new JFrame();   
    f.getContentPane().add(sp);   
    f.pack();   
    f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);   
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);   
    f.setVisible(true);   
  }   
  class MyItemListener implements ItemListener   
  {   
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {   
      Object source = e.getSource();   
      if (source instanceof AbstractButton == false) return;   
      boolean checked = e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED;   
      for(int x = 0, y = table.getRowCount(); x < y; x++)   
      {   
        table.setValueAt(new Boolean(checked),x,0);   
      }   
    }   
  }   
  public static void main (String[] args)   
  {   
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){   
      public void run(){   
        new JTableHeaderCheckBox().buildGUI();   
      }   
    });   
  }   
}   
class CheckBoxHeader extends JCheckBox   
    implements TableCellRenderer, MouseListener {   
  protected CheckBoxHeader rendererComponent;   
  protected int column;   
  protected boolean mousePressed = false;   
  public CheckBoxHeader(ItemListener itemListener) {   
    rendererComponent = this;   
    rendererComponent.addItemListener(itemListener);   
  }   
  public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(   
      JTable table, Object value,   
      boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) {   
    if (table != null) {   
      JTableHeader header = table.getTableHeader();   
      if (header != null) {   
        rendererComponent.setForeground(header.getForeground());   
        rendererComponent.setBackground(header.getBackground());   
        rendererComponent.setFont(header.getFont());   
        header.addMouseListener(rendererComponent);   
      }   
    }   
    setColumn(column);   
    rendererComponent.setText("Check All");   
    setBorder(UIManager.getBorder("TableHeader.cellBorder"));   
    return rendererComponent;   
  }   
  protected void setColumn(int column) {   
    this.column = column;   
  }   
  public int getColumn() {   
    return column;   
  }   
  protected void handleClickEvent(MouseEvent e) {   
    if (mousePressed) {   
      mousePressed=false;   
      JTableHeader header = (JTableHeader)(e.getSource());   
      JTable tableView = header.getTable();   
      TableColumnModel columnModel = tableView.getColumnModel();   
      int viewColumn = columnModel.getColumnIndexAtX(e.getX());   
      int column = tableView.convertColumnIndexToModel(viewColumn);   
    
      if (viewColumn == this.column && e.getClickCount() == 1 && column != -1) {   
        doClick();   
      }   
    }   
  }   
  public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {   
    handleClickEvent(e);   
    ((JTableHeader)e.getSource()).repaint();   
  }   
  public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {   
    mousePressed = true;   
  }   
  public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {   
  }   
  public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {   
  }   
  public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {   
  }   
}  
    

[Maneesh Godbole]

My question still stands.
Where in the code you have posted, are you handling deselection of check boxes on the table?

[Sharad Kharya]

Manish,

Thats my problem is.
I am explaning the complete scenario once again.

I am using header renderer.

 tc.setHeaderRenderer(new CheckBoxHeader(new MyItemListener()));        

Say in a table i am having 5 rows. So if user selects "select all" check box then all the 5 check boxes gets selected.
and again if user de selects the header checkbox(select all) then all the 5 check boxes gets deselected.

but,
if user selects header checkbox then all the checkboxes gets selected.
After this user deselect any one checkbox from table rows. in this case still header checkbox is shown as selected.

My requirement is, if user deselects any of the checkbox from table rows, then header checkbiox should automatically gets deselected.

Hope, this is the correct information for what you are asking for

Thanks
Sharad

[Maneesh Godbole]

Sharad,
I understood your question the very first time. Thank you.
Looks like you missed my point. This might help you understand me better.
http://faq.javaranch.com/java/ShowSomeEffort

In pseudo code
1) You need a listener which will help you figure out if the user has clicked any of the table check boxes
2) Then you need to figure out what is the state of the other check boxes in the table
3) If the click has resulted in unchecking the check box in the table, you need to uncheck the checkbox in the header too.

[Brian Cole]

Rob Prime wrote:You could use a TableModelListener to listen for changes in the table model. Keep in mind that this could cause an infinite loop

I would tend to implement this in the setValueAt() method of the table model. That may (or may not) be simpler than using a table model listener.

[edit: If the poster is worried about checkboxes in the table header, which I hadn't realized, then this approach is no good.]

[Sharad Kharya]

Hi Brain,

Can you please post some pseudo code to implement this.
I am not able to make my application work.

 table.getModel().addTableModelListener(new TableListener());
class TableListener implements TableModelListener{
	  public void tableChanged(TableModelEvent e){
	  		System.out.println("------");	
	  	}
  }   

with this listener SOP is printed on console whenever i click on any checkbox of table data.
But, I stuck in getting control/modify header component from table listener.

Or even I try to implement this in setValueAt() method then also i need logic to implement this.

Maneesh wrote
3) If the click has resulted in unchecking the check box in the table, you need to uncheck the checkbox in the header too.

Maneesh, I implemented first 2 points but didnt figure out, how to implement the third one.

Please help me, If any one is having sample code for this..

Thanks In Advance
Sharad

[Sharad Kharya]

Problem resolved.
Sharing solution for other ranchers who may have the same problem?

import java.awt.*;   
import javax.swing.*;   
import javax.swing.table.*;  
import java.awt.event.*;   
public class JTableHeaderCheckBox
{   
  Object colNames[] = {"", "String", "String"};   
  Object[][] data = {};   
  DefaultTableModel dtm;
  JTable table;   
  TableColumn tc;
  MyItemListener it;
  CheckBoxHeader cbh;
  CheckBoxHeader rendererComponent;
  
  class MyItemListener implements ItemListener{   
	  public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e){  
	      Object source = e.getSource();   
	      if (source instanceof AbstractButton == false) return;   
	      boolean checked = e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED;   
	      for(int x = 0, y = table.getRowCount(); x < y; x++){   
	        table.setValueAt(new Boolean(checked),x,0);   
	      }
	  }   
  }
  
  class MyMouseListener extends MouseAdapter{
	  public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent mouseEvent) {
		  int checkedCount = 0;
          rendererComponent.removeItemListener(it);
          if (rendererComponent instanceof JCheckBox) {
        	  boolean[] flags = new boolean[table.getRowCount()];
              for (int i = 0; i < table.getRowCount(); i++) {
            	  flags[i] = ((Boolean) table.getValueAt(i, 0)).booleanValue();
            	  if(flags[i]){
            		  checkedCount++;
            	  }
              }
              if(checkedCount== table.getRowCount()){
            	  ((JCheckBox)rendererComponent).setSelected(true);            	  
              }
              if(checkedCount!= table.getRowCount()){
            	  ((JCheckBox)rendererComponent).setSelected(false);	
              }
          }
          rendererComponent.addItemListener(it);
          table.getTableHeader().repaint();
      }
  }

  class CheckBoxHeader extends JCheckBox implements TableCellRenderer, MouseListener {   
	  protected int column;   
	  protected boolean mousePressed = false;  
	  ItemListener it1; 
	  public CheckBoxHeader(ItemListener itemListener) {   
		  setRendererComponent(this);
		  this.it1 = itemListener;
		  rendererComponent.addItemListener(it1);   
	  }	  
	  public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) {
	    if (table != null) {   
	      JTableHeader header = table.getTableHeader();  
	      if (header != null) {   
	        rendererComponent.setForeground(header.getForeground());   
	        rendererComponent.setBackground(header.getBackground());   
	        rendererComponent.setFont(header.getFont());
	        header.addMouseListener(rendererComponent);   
	      }   
	    }   
	    setColumn(column);   
	    setBorder(UIManager.getBorder("TableHeader.cellBorder"));   
	    return rendererComponent;   
	  }   
	  protected void setColumn(int column) {   
	    this.column = column;   
	  }   
	  public int getColumn() {   
	    return column;   
	  }   
	  protected void handleClickEvent(MouseEvent e) {   
	    if (mousePressed) {   
	      mousePressed=false; 	      
	      JTableHeader header = (JTableHeader)(e.getSource());   
	      JTable tableView = header.getTable();   
	      TableColumnModel columnModel = tableView.getColumnModel();   
	      int viewColumn = columnModel.getColumnIndexAtX(e.getX());   
	      int column = tableView.convertColumnIndexToModel(viewColumn);   
	      if (viewColumn == this.column && e.getClickCount() == 1 && column != -1) {   
	    	  doClick();   
	      } 
	    }   
	  }   
	  public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {   
	    handleClickEvent(e);   
	    ((JTableHeader)e.getSource()).repaint();   
	  }   
	  public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {   
	    mousePressed = true;   
	  }   
	  public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {   
	  }   
	  public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {   
	  }   
	  public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {   
	  } 
	} 

  	public void buildGUI()   
	{   
	  dtm = new DefaultTableModel(data,colNames);
	  table = new JTable(dtm);   
	  table.setDragEnabled(false);
	  table.setCellSelectionEnabled(true);
	  for(int x = 0; x < 5; x++)   
	  {   
		  dtm.addRow(new Object[]{new Boolean(false),"Row "+(x+1)+" Col 2","Row "+(x+1)+" Col 3"});   
	  }   
	  JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(table);   
	  tc = table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0);   
	  tc.setCellEditor(table.getDefaultEditor(Boolean.class));   
	  tc.setCellRenderer(table.getDefaultRenderer(Boolean.class));   
	  it = new MyItemListener();
	  cbh = new CheckBoxHeader(it); 
	  tc.setHeaderRenderer(cbh); 
	  table.addMouseListener(new MyMouseListener()); 
	  JFrame f = new JFrame();   
	  f.getContentPane().add(sp);   
	  f.pack();   
	  f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);   
	  f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);   
	  f.setVisible(true);
	}  
  
  	public static void main (String[] args)   
  	{   
  		SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){   
  			public void run(){   
  				new JTableHeaderCheckBox().buildGUI();   
  			}   
  		});  
  	}
	public CheckBoxHeader getRendererComponent() {
		return rendererComponent;
	}
	public void setRendererComponent(CheckBoxHeader rendererComponent) {
		rendererComponent.setText("Check All");
		this.rendererComponent = rendererComponent;
	}
}

~Sharad

[Sid Jadeja]

I used the above code for the first column of my JTable which contains checkboxes. I've set the project UI look&feel as System Look & Feel. But the select all checkbox header displays different than the other header elements after implementing this code. I'm new to Java so can you please explain how to give this custom checkbox header the same UI?

[m Korbel]

- TableModelListener isn't designated to notify the model itself, never, don't to use for modify value in model, to override setValueAt instead (don't forget fot super.setValue...)

- JTableHeader isn't designated for XxxTableCellEditor, even this is simple, possible, another with mouse events, with good explanations about side effects