title: How to set the RowHeight dynamically in a JTable
body: <p>I want to put a String in a <code>JTable</code> that is longer than the given cell-width.
  How can I set the <code>rowHeight</code> dynamically so that I can read the whole String?
  Here is an example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import javax.swing.*;
  
  public class ExampleTable {
  
  public JPanel createTable() {               
      JPanel totalGUI = new JPanel();
  
      //define titles for table
      String[] title = {"TITLE1", "TITLE2", "TITLE3"};
  
      //table data
      Object[][] playerdata = {       
      {new Integer(34), "Steve", "test test test"},
      {new Integer(32), "Patrick", "dumdi dumdi dummdi dumm di di didumm"},
      {new Integer(10), "Sarah", "blabla bla bla blabla bla bla blabla"},};
  
      //create object 'textTable'
      JTable textTable = new JTable(playerdata,title);
  
      //set column width
      textTable.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF); 
      textTable.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setPreferredWidth(60);
      textTable.getColumnModel().getColumn(1).setPreferredWidth(60);
      textTable.setDefaultRenderer(String.class, new RowHeightCellRenderer());
  
      //scrollbar
      JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textTable);
  
      totalGUI.add(scrollPane);               
      return totalGUI;
  }
  
  private static void createAndShowGUI() {
  
      //create main frame
      JFrame mainFrame = new JFrame("");
      ExampleTable test = new ExampleTable();
  
      JPanel totalGUI = new JPanel();
      totalGUI = test.createTable();
  
      //visible mode
      mainFrame.add(totalGUI); //integrate main panel to main frame
      mainFrame.pack();
      mainFrame.setVisible(true);     
  }
  
  
  public static void main (String[] args) {               
  
      createAndShowGUI();     
  
  }//main
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And here you'll see the code which line-breaks each text that is to long for the given cell</p>
  
  <pre><code>    import java.awt.*;
      import javax.swing.*;
      import javax.swing.table.*;
  
  
      public class RowHeightCellRenderer extends JTextArea implements TableCellRenderer
      {
        /**
           * 
           */
          private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
  
      public Component getTableCellRendererComponent (JTable table, 
                                                      Object value, 
                                                      boolean isSelected, 
                                                      boolean hasFocus, 
                                                      int row, 
                                                      int column )  {
          setText( value.toString() );    
          return this;
        }
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>thank you but I want to implement the RowHeight dynamically, depending on String length...
  I want to read the whole String/text in the cell. any suggestions?</p>
  
  <p>I'm java beginner and this is my first question. I would be delighted I get an answer.</p>