How can I set the tabel headers text to a certain color?

[ben riches]

Hello All,
I have this code.
I keep getting this error: The method setDefaultRenderer invoked for type javax.swing.table.JTableHeader with arguments (javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer) is not defined
I don't know why I get this error so if someone could help me. and let me know how I should address my code so that the text in the JTables header is blue, it would be great.
Thanks
Ben
{code]
int j=1;
String[][] data = new String[j][2];
for (int k=0; k<j; k++){
String[] row = {"",""};
data[k] = row;
}
String[] columnNames = {"Table Name","Column Name"};
ivjScrollPaneTable = new javax.swing.JTable(data, columnNames);
javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer headerRenderer = new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer();
headerRenderer.setForeground(java.awt.Color.blue);
headerRenderer.setFont(headerRenderer.getFont().deriveFont(java.awt.Font.BOLD));
ivjScrollPaneTable.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(headerRenderer);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setName("ScrollPaneTable");
getJScrollPane1().setColumnHeaderView(ivjScrollPaneTable.getTableHeader());
getJScrollPane1().getViewport().setBackingStoreEnabled(true);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setAutoResizeMode(javax.swing.JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_ALL_COLUMNS);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setSelectionForeground(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setForeground(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setGridColor(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setBounds(0, 0, 450, 400);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setSelectionBackground(java.awt.Color.white);
[/code]

[Jason Steele]

try:

    try {
       UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("TableHeader.background", new Color(136,136,136));
       UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("TableHeader.foreground", new Color(0,0,0));
       UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("TableHeader.font", new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 12));
    }
    catch(IllegalAccessException ex){}
    catch(UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {}
    catch(InstantiationException ex) {}
    catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {}
    }

Good Luck!

[Polina Bee]

This code works for me:
int j=1;
String[][] data = new String[j][2];
for (int k=0; k<j; k++){
String[] row = {"",""};
data[k] = row;
String[] columnNames = {"Table Name","Column Name"};
ivjScrollPaneTable = new javax.swing.JTable(data, columnNames);
ivjScrollPaneTable.getTableHeader().setForeground(java.awt.Color.magenta);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setName("ScrollPaneTable");
ivjScrollPaneTable.setAutoResizeMode(javax.swing.JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_ALL_COLUMNS);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setSelectionForeground(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setForeground(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setGridColor(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setBounds(0, 0, 450, 400);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setSelectionBackground(java.awt.Color.white);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(ivjScrollPaneTable);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(500, 70));

[ben riches]

Hello,
Thanks for the replys I have got the color perfect now but not the boldness of the text.
Coukld someone please give me line of code I need to change the font please, this is what I have tried.

ivjScrollPaneTable.getTableHeader().setFont(java.awt.Font.BOLD);

Thanks Again
Ben

[Don Kiddick]

java.awt.Font.BOLD is an int so that's not going to compile.
Have you tried ?

JTableHeader anHeader = aTable.getTableHeader();
anHeader.setForeground( Color.BLUE);
anHeader.setFont( new Font( "Dialog", Font.BOLD, 10 ) );

D.

[ben riches]

Hello,
I have tried what you suggested and I got these errors:
The type named JTableHeader is not defined
The variable named aTable is not defined
The field named BLUE for type named java.awt.Color is not defined
I don't no why I get these errors
Thanks anyway for your help.
Ben

int j=1;
      String[][] data = new String[j][2];
      for (int k=0; k<j; k++){
         String[] row = {"",""};
         data[k] = row;
      }
String[] columnNames = {"Table Name","Column Name"};
ivjScrollPaneTable = new javax.swing.JTable(data, columnNames);
JTableHeader anHeader = aTable.getTableHeader();
anHeader.setForeground( Color.BLUE);
anHeader.setFont( new Font( "Dialog", Font.BOLD, 10 ) );
//ivjScrollPaneTable.getTableHeader().setForeground(java.awt.Color.blue);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setName("ScrollPaneTable");
ivjScrollPaneTable.setAutoResizeMode(javax.swing.JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_ALL_COLUMNS);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setSelectionForeground(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setForeground(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setGridColor(java.awt.Color.black);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setBounds(0, 0, 450, 400);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setSelectionBackground(java.awt.Color.white);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(ivjScrollPaneTable);
ivjScrollPaneTable.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(500, 70));

[Don Kiddick]

Originally posted by ben riches:
Hello,
I have tried what you suggested and I got these errors:
The type named JTableHeader is not defined
The variable named aTable is not defined
The field named BLUE for type named java.awt.Color is not defined

1. You need to import javax.swing.table.JTableHeader
2. Substitute "aTable" for whatever your JTable is called (ivjScrollPaneTable).
3. Change BLUE to Blue.
Any luck ?
D.

[ben riches]

Thanks alot,
I have got it now.
thanks again
Ben