import com.sun.java.swing.JTable;
import com.sun.java.swing.table.AbstractTableModel;
import com.sun.java.swing.JScrollPane;
import com.sun.java.swing.JPanel;
import com.sun.java.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.WindowListener;
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;

public class SimpleTableDemo extends JPanel {
    public SimpleTableDemo() {
        JTable table = new JTable(new MyTableModel());

        //Create the scroll pane and add the table to it. 
        JScrollPane scrollPane = JTable.createScrollPaneForTable(table);
        scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 100));

        //Add the scroll pane to this panel.
        setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 0)); 
        add(scrollPane);
    }

    /*
     * Instead of creating this class, you COULD just put columnNames
     * and data into the SimpleTableDemo class, creating the table 
     * with new JTable(data, columnNames).  However, if you tried to
     * add any functionality to the table, such as editing, then you'd
     * run into trouble.
     * 
     * It's best in the long run to create your own table model.  
     * (Besides, it's not difficult at all!)
     */
    class MyTableModel extends AbstractTableModel {
        final String[] columnNames = {"First Name", 
                                      "Last Name",
                                      "Sport",
                                      "Est. Years Experience"};
        final String[][] data = {
            {"Mary", "Campione", "Snowboarding", "5"},
            {"Alison", "Huml", "Rowing", "3"},
            {"Kathy", "Walrath", "Chasing toddlers", "2"},
            {"Mark", "Andrews", "Speed reading", "20"},
            {"Angela", "Lih", "Teaching high school", "4"}
        };

        public int getColumnCount() {
            return columnNames.length;
        }

        public int getRowCount() {
            return data.length;
        }

        public String getColumnName(int col) {
            return columnNames[col];
        }

        public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
            return data[row][col];
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("SimpleTableDemo");

        frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
                public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                    System.exit(0);
                }
            });

        frame.getContentPane().add("Center", new SimpleTableDemo());
        frame.setSize(400, 125);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}