java -splash:Hello.png HelloWorld

   import javax.swing.*;
   import java.awt.*;

   public class HelloSplash {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
       Runnable runner = new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
           try {
               Thread.sleep(1500);
           } catch (InterruptedException e) {
           }
           JFrame frame = new JFrame("Splash Me");
           frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
           JLabel label = new JLabel(
                "Hello, Splash", JLabel.CENTER);
           frame.add(label, BorderLayout.CENTER);
           frame.setSize(300, 95);
           frame.setVisible(true);
        }
       };
       EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
     }
    }

    javac HelloSplash.java

   java -splash:MyImage.png HelloSplash

   Manifest-Version: 1.0
   Main-Class: HelloSplash
   SplashScreen-Image: MyImage.png

   jar -mcvf manifest.mf Splash.jar HelloSplash*.class MyImage.png

   java -jar Splash.jar

• getBounds() returns the bounds of the splash screen rectangle.
• getImageURL() returns the URL of the splash screen image.
• getSize() returns the size of the splash screen window.
• isVisible() indicates whether the splash screen is visible

   import javax.swing.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.geom.*;
   import java.util.*;

   public class ExtendedSplash {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
       Runnable runner = new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
           Random random = new Random();
           SplashScreen splash = SplashScreen.getSplashScreen();
           Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D)splash.getGraphics();
           Dimension dim = splash.getSize();
           Color colors[] = {Color.RED, Color.ORANGE,
             Color.YELLOW, Color.GREEN, Color.BLUE,
             Color.MAGENTA};
           for (int i=0; i<100; i++) {
             g.setColor(colors[i % colors.length]);
             g.fillRect(50, 50, dim.width-100, dim.height-100);
             splash.update();
             try {
               Thread.sleep(250);
             } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
             }
           }
           JFrame frame = new JFrame("Splash Me2");
           frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
           JLabel label =
             new JLabel("Hello, Splash", JLabel.CENTER);
           frame.add(label, BorderLayout.CENTER);
           frame.setSize(300, 95);
           frame.setVisible(true);
         }
       };
       EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
     }
   }

   import javax.swing.*;
   import javax.swing.table.*;
   import java.awt.*;

   public class SortTable {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
       Runnable runner = new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
           JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sorting JTable");
           frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
           Object rows[][] = {
               {"AMZN", "Amazon", 41.28},
               {"EBAY", "eBay", 41.57},
               {"GOOG", "Google", 388.33},
               {"MSFT", "Microsoft", 26.56},
               {"NOK", "Nokia Corp", 17.13},
               {"ORCL", "Oracle Corp.", 12.52},
               {"SUNW", "Sun Microsystems", 3.86},
               {"TWX",  "Time Warner", 17.66},
               {"VOD",  "Vodafone Group", 26.02},
               {"YHOO", "Yahoo!", 37.69}
             };
           String columns[] = {"Symbol", "Name", "Price"};
           TableModel model =
               new DefaultTableModel(rows, columns) {
             public Class getColumnClass(int column) {
               Class returnValue;
               if ((column >= 0) && (column < getColumnCount())) {
                 returnValue = getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
               } else {
                 returnValue = Object.class;
               }
               return returnValue;
             }
           };

           JTable table = new JTable(model);
           RowSorter<TableModel> sorter =
             new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model);
           table.setRowSorter(sorter);
           JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(table);
           frame.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
           frame.setSize(300, 150);
           frame.setVisible(true);
         }
       };
       EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
     }
   }

           JTable table = new JTable(model);
           RowSorter<TableModel> sorter =
             new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model);
           table.setRowSorter(sorter);

   void sorterChanged(RowSorterEvent e)

   boolean include(RowFilter.Entry<? extends M,? extends I> entry)

• andFilter(Iterable<? extends RowFilter<? super M,? super I>> filters)
• dateFilter(RowFilter.ComparisonType type, Date date, int... indices)
• notFilter(RowFilter<M,I> filter)
• numberFilter(RowFilter.ComparisonType type, Number number, int... indices)
• orFilter(Iterable<? extends RowFilter<? super M,? super I>> filters)
• regexFilter(String regex, int... indices)

For the RowFilter factory methods that have an argument of indices (dateFilter, numberFilter, regexFilter), only the set of columns corresponding to the specified indices are checked in the model. If no indices are specified, all columns are checked for a match.

The dateFilter allows you to check for a matching date. The numberFilter checks for a matching number. The notFilter is used for reversing another filter, in other words, it includes entries that the supplied filter does not include. You can use it to do things like find entries where something was not done on 12/25/2005. The andFilter and orFilter are for logically combining other filters. The regexFilter uses a regular expression for filtering. Here's a program, FilterTable, that uses a regexFilter to filter table content:

   import javax.swing.*;
   import javax.swing.table.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.event.*;
   import java.util.regex.*;

   public class FilterTable {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
       Runnable runner = new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
           JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sorting JTable");
           frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
           Object rows[][] = {
             {"AMZN", "Amazon", 41.28},
             {"EBAY", "eBay", 41.57},
             {"GOOG", "Google", 388.33},
             {"MSFT", "Microsoft", 26.56},
             {"NOK", "Nokia Corp", 17.13},
             {"ORCL", "Oracle Corp.", 12.52},
             {"SUNW", "Sun Microsystems", 3.86},
             {"TWX",  "Time Warner", 17.66},
             {"VOD",  "Vodafone Group", 26.02},
             {"YHOO", "Yahoo!", 37.69}
           };
           Object columns[] = {"Symbol", "Name", "Price"};
           TableModel model =
              new DefaultTableModel(rows, columns) {
             public Class getColumnClass(int column) {
               Class returnValue;
               if ((column >= 0) && (column < getColumnCount())) {
                 returnValue = getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
               } else {
                 returnValue = Object.class;
               }
               return returnValue;
             }
           };
           JTable table = new JTable(model);
           final TableRowSorter<TableModel> sorter =
                   new TableRowSorter<TableModel>(model);
           table.setRowSorter(sorter);
           JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(table);
           frame.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
           JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
           JLabel label = new JLabel("Filter");
           panel.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST);
           final JTextField filterText =
               new JTextField("SUN");
           panel.add(filterText, BorderLayout.CENTER);
           frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
           JButton button = new JButton("Filter");
           button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
               String text = filterText.getText();
               if (text.length() == 0) {
                 sorter.setRowFilter(null);
               } else {
                 try {
                   sorter.setRowFilter(
                       RowFilter.regexFilter(text));
                 } catch (PatternSyntaxException pse) {
                   System.err.println("Bad regex pattern");
                 }
               }
             }
           });
           frame.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
           frame.setSize(300, 250);
           frame.setVisible(true);
         }
       };
       EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
     }
   }

The display sets a filter for all strings with the characters SUN somewhere in them. This is specified by the string "SUN". Use the characters '^' and '$' to test for exact matches at the beginning and end of the string respectively.

The filter internally uses Matcher.find() for inclusion testing when the user presses the "Filter" button at the bottom.

Change the filter text to change the set of rows shown in the table. If you want to see all the rows in the table, remove the filter text.

One last thing worth mentioning -- when sorting or filtering, the selection is in terms of the view. So that if you need to map to the underlying model, you need to call the convertRowIndexToModel() method. Similarly, if you want to convert from the model to the view you need to use convertRowIndexToView().

For more information about RowSorter, TableRowSorter, and RowFilter see the javadoc for the respective classes:

RowSorter
TableRowSorter
RowFilter

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