The Java Developers Almanac 1.4

e951. Setting Grid Line Properties in a JTable Component

    JTable table = new JTable();
    
    // Add data here
    
    // Show both horizontal and vertical grid lines (the default)
    table.setShowGrid(true);
    
    // Don't show any grid lines
    table.setShowGrid(false);
    
    // Show only vertical grid lines
    table.setShowGrid(false);
    table.setShowVerticalLines(true);
    
    // Show only horizontal grid lines
    table.setShowGrid(false);
    table.setShowHorizontalLines(true);
    
    // Set the grid color
    table.setGridColor(Color.red);

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See also: Cells    Column Heads    Columns    Editing    Events    Rows    Scrolling    Selection    Sorting    Table Model    Tool Tips

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