Hook: Make Table Editable

Requirement

A table with editable cells is needed, so that the user can change attributes of individual records by entering new values directly into the table's cells.

Method of Adaptation

Add Feature

Level of Support

Open Ended

HotSpot

Tables

Hooks used

Define New Table Layout

Participants

NewTableEntryDescriptor

Changes

1. NewTableEntryDescriptor = Define New Table Layout [NewTableEntryDescriptor].
2. NewTableEntryDescriptor.isElementEditable implements TableEntryDescriptor.isElementEditable .
3. NewTableEntryDescriptor.getCellEditor implements TableEntryDescriptor.getCellEditor .
4. NewTableEntryDescriptor.setValueAt implements TableEntryDescriptor.setValueAt .

Constraints

• This hook works only with the Create A Table hook.
• The concrete class of the records for which to set a column's value depends on the TableModel used. See the documentation of getRecord in the specific class for more detailed information.
• The data model on which the table is based needs to send appropriate events so that the table can correctly update its contents.