Presenting multiple lines of text in JTable column

Question

I have a JTable, I Want to present a String of text containing "\r\n" which represent new lines. And I want these new lines to show in the table and not just be ignored. A visual representation of my problem follows.

Today:

|Titel           |
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|texttex ttext xt|
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Goal:

  |Titel   |
  ----------
  |texttex |
  |ttext xt|
  ----------

I have experimented with JTextPane but my result is a textual representation of that object instead of a text encapsulated in a JTextPane..(Maybe I don't understand all those obvious internet guides).

To summarize the question, how do I present a column in a JTable which contains multiple lines without having a indexation for each line. (or basic instructions of how to really make the JTextPane work in a column..?)

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 23 '12 at 14:05

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I would suggest either you use <br> instead of \r\n or you set a TableCellRenderer on your JTable. The TableCellRenderer would return a JTextPane when it is called - create only one instance of JTextPane and return it for each call (after having set the appropriate value)

edited Oct 23 '12 at 14:05

Luca

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answered Oct 23 '12 at 13:44

dotvav

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hi, can u please tell me how to add new line in jtable cell as I need to have multiple lines in jtable cell. – Dharam Chag Nov 18 '13 at 10:23

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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see JTable tutorial,

basic instructions of how to realy make the JTextPane
event is example about JTextArea, have to change to JTextPane and to add JTextPane#setContentType(text/html), look into API
issue could be with SystemLookAndFeel and JTextPane as JTables Renderer

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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answered Oct 23 '12 at 13:42

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Presenting multiple lines of text in JTable column

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