at.mug.iqm.commons.util.table

Class TableTools

java.lang.Object

at.mug.iqm.commons.util.table.TableTools

public final class TableTools
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TableTools()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	convertToCSV(JTable table) This method converts a JTable to the csv format
static String	convertToCSV(TableModel tableModel) This method converts a TableModel to the csv format.
static String	convertToTabDelimited(JTable table) This method converts a JTable to the tab delimited format.
static String	convertToTabDelimited(TableModel tableModel) This method converts a TableModel to the tab delimited format.
static TableModel	convertToTableModel(String csvString) This method converts a TableModel to the tab delimited format.
static TableModel	convertToTableModel(TableModel tm) This method converts a TableModel to the internal TableModel.
static void	displayTable(TableModel tableModel) This method displays a table model in a separate JFrame.
static TableModel	mergeBoxes(List<IqmDataBox> boxList) This method merges several table models from IqmDataBoxes to a single model, if the identifier and number of columns match.
static TableModel	mergeTableModels(List<TableModel> modelList) This method merges several table models to a single model, if the identifier and number of columns match.
static TableModel	removeAllRows(TableModel model) Removes all rows of the table model.
static javax.media.jai.PlanarImage	toPlanarImage(JTable table) Creates an image out of a given JTable.
static javax.media.jai.PlanarImage	toPlanarImage(TableModel model) Creates an image out of a given TableModel.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TableTools

public TableTools()

Method Detail

toPlanarImage

public static javax.media.jai.PlanarImage toPlanarImage(JTable table)

Creates an image out of a given JTable.

Parameters:

table - the table to be rendered

Returns:

a PlanarImage of type BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB.

See Also:

CommonTools.createSnapshot(java.awt.Component)

toPlanarImage

public static javax.media.jai.PlanarImage toPlanarImage(TableModel model)

Creates an image out of a given TableModel.

The method temporarily wraps the TableModel into a JTable and returns the image of the table

Parameters:

model - the table model to be rendered

Returns:

a PlanarImage of type BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB.

See Also:

toPlanarImage(JTable)

convertToCSV

public static String convertToCSV(JTable table)

This method converts a JTable to the csv format

Parameters:

table - JTable

Returns:

text data String

convertToCSV

public static String convertToCSV(TableModel tableModel)

This method converts a TableModel to the csv format. The columns in the exported data string are appended as they appear in the model.

If you wish to export a custom order, construct a JTable, order the columns and use convertToCSV(JTable).

Parameters:

tableModel - the model

Returns:

text data String

convertToTabDelimited

public static String convertToTabDelimited(JTable table)

This method converts a JTable to the tab delimited format.

Parameters:

table - JTable

Returns:

text data String

convertToTabDelimited

public static String convertToTabDelimited(TableModel tableModel)

This method converts a TableModel to the tab delimited format.

Parameters:

tableModel - the table model instance to be converted

Returns:

text data String

convertToTableModel

public static TableModel convertToTableModel(String csvString)
                                      throws EmptyFileException

This method converts a TableModel to the tab delimited format.

Parameters:

csvString - the table model instance to be converted

Returns:

the TableModel

Throws:

EmptyFileException

displayTable

public static void displayTable(TableModel tableModel)

This method displays a table model in a separate JFrame.

Parameters:

tableModel -

convertToTableModel

public static TableModel convertToTableModel(TableModel tm)

This method converts a TableModel to the internal TableModel.

Parameters:

tm - the JTables TableModel

Returns:

a new, unnamed instance of TableModel

mergeBoxes

public static TableModel mergeBoxes(List<IqmDataBox> boxList)

This method merges several table models from IqmDataBoxes to a single model, if the identifier and number of columns match.

Parameters:

boxList - the list of data boxes containing the table models

Returns:

a merged table model with the column identifiers of the first model as header

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the boxList is null or empty

mergeTableModels

public static TableModel mergeTableModels(List<TableModel> modelList)

This method merges several table models to a single model, if the identifier and number of columns match.

Parameters:

modelList - the list of data boxes containing the table models

Returns:

a merged table model with the column identifiers of the first model as header, or null, if creating the new model fails

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the modelList is null or empty

removeAllRows

public static TableModel removeAllRows(TableModel model)

Removes all rows of the table model.

Parameters:

model - the TableModel

Returns:

the empty TableModel