org.statcato.spreadsheet

Class ExcelAdapter

java.lang.Object

org.statcato.spreadsheet.ExcelAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.util.EventListener

public class ExcelAdapter
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.awt.event.ActionListener

ExcelAdapter enables Copy-Paste Clipboard functionality on JTables. The clipboard data format used by the adapter is compatible with the clipboard format used by Excel. This provides for clipboard interoperability between enabled JTables and Excel. Modified to work with Cut in a spreadsheet. Java Tip 77: Enable copy and paste functionality between Swing's JTables and Excel This adapter makes it easy to transfer data from one type of spreadsheet to the other By Ashok Banerjee and Jignesh Mehta

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExcelAdapter(Spreadsheet myJTable) The Excel Adapter is constructed with a JTable on which it enables Copy-Paste and acts as a Clipboard listener.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) This method is activated on the Keystrokes we are listening to in this implementation.
javax.swing.JTable	getJTable() Public Accessor methods for the Table on which this adapter acts.
void	setJTable(Spreadsheet jTable1)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ExcelAdapter

public ExcelAdapter(Spreadsheet myJTable)

The Excel Adapter is constructed with a JTable on which it enables Copy-Paste and acts as a Clipboard listener.

Method Detail

getJTable

public javax.swing.JTable getJTable()

Public Accessor methods for the Table on which this adapter acts.

setJTable

public void setJTable(Spreadsheet jTable1)

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)

This method is activated on the Keystrokes we are listening to in this implementation. Here it listens for Copy and Paste ActionCommands. Selections comprising non-adjacent cells result in invalid selection and then copy action cannot be performed. Paste is done by aligning the upper left corner of the selection with the 1st element in the current selection of the JTable.

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface java.awt.event.ActionListener