import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.table.*; import java.awt.*; public class SadingRows{ public static void main(String[] args) { new SadingRows(); } public SadingRows(){ JFrame frame = new JFrame("Shading Rows in a JTable"); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); String data[][] = {{"Vinod","100","MCA","Computer"},{"Deepak","101","PGDCA","History"},{"Ranjan","102","M.SC.","Biology"},{"Radha","103","BCA","Computer"}}; String col[] = {"Name","Roll","Course","Subject"}; DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data,col); //Setting the sadding in rows JTable table = new JTable(model){ public Component prepareRenderer(TableCellRenderer renderer,int Index_row, int Index_col) { Component comp = super.prepareRenderer(renderer, Index_row, Index_col); //even index, selected or not selected if (Index_row % 2 == 0 && !isCellSelected(Index_row, Index_col)) { comp.setBackground(Color.lightGray); } else { comp.setBackground(Color.white); } return comp; } }; JTableHeader header = table.getTableHeader(); header.setBackground(Color.yellow); JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(table); panel.add(pane); frame.add(panel); frame.setSize(460,200); frame.setUndecorated(true); frame.getRootPane().setWindowDecorationStyle(JRootPane.PLAIN_DIALOG); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setVisible(true); } }