Uses of Class javax.swing.RowSorter (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-24

## Uses of Class
javax.swing.RowSorter

- Packages that use RowSorter
  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.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components.
  javax.swing.table | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTable`.

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

    Subclasses of RowSorter in javax.swing
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultRowSorter<M,I>` An implementation of `RowSorter` that provides sorting and filtering around a grid-based data model.

    Methods in javax.swing that return RowSorter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `RowSorter<? extends TableModel>` | JTable.`getRowSorter()` Returns the object responsible for sorting.

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type RowSorter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | JTable.`setRowSorter(RowSorter<? extends TableModel> sorter)` Sets the `RowSorter`.

  - ### Uses of RowSorter in javax.swing.event

    Methods in javax.swing.event that return RowSorter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `RowSorter` | RowSorterEvent.`getSource()` Returns the source of the event as a `RowSorter`.

    Constructors in javax.swing.event with parameters of type RowSorter
    Constructor and Description
    `RowSorterEvent(RowSorter source)` Creates a `RowSorterEvent` of type `SORT_ORDER_CHANGED`.
    `RowSorterEvent(RowSorter source, RowSorterEvent.Type type, int[] previousRowIndexToModel)` Creates a `RowSorterEvent`.

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

    Subclasses of RowSorter in javax.swing.table
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `TableRowSorter<M extends TableModel>` An implementation of `RowSorter` that provides sorting and filtering using a `TableModel`.

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