Glazed Lists
Table Sorting Comparison
Throughout the Java community, multiple similarly-purposed tools compete on merit. This is the case for J2EE application servers, widget toolkits and even JVMs. This comparison is similar in spirit. It examines the different free tools to create a sorted JTable.
Warning: This comparison has been compiled by Jesse Wilson, the lead developer of Glazed Lists. Although great effort has been made to present a fair comparison, Jesse is most familiar with Glazed Lists and mistakes do happen. Please contact Jesse if you find an error or would like to suggest a new tool or category.
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| Category | Glazed Lists | TableSorter | JDNC |
| Approach | Transform java.util.Lists to sort and filter |
Simple and easy decorator for TableModel that adds sorting | A feature-rich platform for binding data to Swing components |
| Website | Glazed Lists | The Java Tutorial: How To Use Tables | JDesktop Network Components |
| License | LGPL | public domain | LGPL |
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| Category | Glazed Lists | TableSorter | JDNC |
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| Category | Glazed Lists | TableSorter | JDNC |
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| Category | Glazed Lists | TableSorter | JDNC |
| Sorting (time on test machine for a test program of 1000 sorts) | 65.5s | 136.3s | 117.2s |
| Model changes (time on test machine for a test program of 1000 row adds) | 8.9s | 71.4s | 55.7s |
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