JTable, detecting selection changes // ListSelectionListener /*Selection Changed Event*/

When working with tables, it may be useful to detect selection changes. If for example, you need to sum the values of a specified column in a selection range, this method will be most essential.

If you explore the available methods to add listeners to a JTable, you will notice there's no such thing as a selectionListener. This is because the JTable has its own selection model, where you can add the listener.

The following code illustrates the way to go to add a selection listener:

1JTable jTable = new JTable();
2jTable.getSelectionModel().addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
3  public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
4    /* TODO: Add whatever you need to do when the selection changes */
5  }
6});