Im using AbstractTableModel and i want to type in a textfield for example "mairy" and to show me only objects from arraylist with name "mairy"..Can someone show me the correct way to do it?
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public class Model extends AbstractTableModel{ private String[] header = {" Contact List"}; private ContactList contactList; //ArrayList public Model() { contactList = new ContactList(); } @Override public int getRowCount() { if(contactList.getContacts().size() < 10){ return 35; } return contactList.getContacts().size(); } @Override public int getColumnCount() { return header.length; } @Override public String getColumnName(int column) { return header[column]; } @Override public Object getValueAt(int row, int column){ if(row < 0 || row >= contactList.getContacts().size()) { return null; } Contact c = contactList.getContacts().get(row); switch(column) { case 0: if( c != null ) { return c.getName(); } default: return null; } } public void addToList(Contact c) { contactList.addContact(c); } public void removeFromList(Contact c) { contactList.removeContact(c); } public ContactList getContactList() { return contactList; } } }