Uses of Interface javax.swing.table.TableCellEditor (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-08-19

## Uses of Interface
javax.swing.table.TableCellEditor

- Packages that use TableCellEditor
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.table | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTable`.

- - ### Uses of TableCellEditor in javax.swing

    Classes in javax.swing that implement TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultCellEditor` The default editor for table and tree cells.

    Fields in javax.swing declared as TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected TableCellEditor` | JTable.`cellEditor` The active cell editor object, that overwrites the screen real estate occupied by the current cell and allows the user to change its contents.

    Methods in javax.swing that return TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TableCellEditor` | JTable.`getCellEditor()` Returns the active cell editor, which is `null` if the table is not currently editing.
    `TableCellEditor` | JTable.`getCellEditor(int row, int column)` Returns an appropriate editor for the cell specified by `row` and `column`.
    `TableCellEditor` | JTable.`getDefaultEditor(Class<?> columnClass)` Returns the editor to be used when no editor has been set in a `TableColumn`.

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Component` | JTable.`prepareEditor(TableCellEditor editor, int row, int column)` Prepares the editor by querying the data model for the value and selection state of the cell at `row`, `column`.
    `void` | JTable.`setCellEditor(TableCellEditor anEditor)` Sets the active cell editor.
    `void` | JTable.`setDefaultEditor(Class<?> columnClass, TableCellEditor editor)` Sets a default cell editor to be used if no editor has been set in a `TableColumn`.

  - ### Uses of TableCellEditor in javax.swing.table

    Fields in javax.swing.table declared as TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected TableCellEditor` | TableColumn.`cellEditor` The editor used to edit the data cells of the column.

    Methods in javax.swing.table that return TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TableCellEditor` | TableColumn.`getCellEditor()` Returns the `TableCellEditor` used by the `JTable` to edit values for this column.

    Methods in javax.swing.table with parameters of type TableCellEditor
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | TableColumn.`setCellEditor(TableCellEditor cellEditor)` Sets the editor to used by when a cell in this column is edited.

    Constructors in javax.swing.table with parameters of type TableCellEditor
    Constructor and Description
    `TableColumn(int modelIndex, int width, TableCellRenderer cellRenderer, TableCellEditor cellEditor)` Creates and initializes an instance of `TableColumn` with the specified model index, width, cell renderer, and cell editor; all `TableColumn` constructors delegate to this one.

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