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How to Retrieve Data From Database and Display it in JTable

Using Java Swing

by Mehtab Hameed

Hello Friends, Welcome to my new tutorial and in this tutorial, we will learn how to
retrieve data from database and display it in JTable using Java Swing with simple and
easy steps. A Java JTable is a class that is used to display data in the form of rows and
columns.

In my previous tutorial, we learned how to install MySQL Workbench on Windows,

Mac, and Ubuntu Operating System, and Now we will learn how to fetch data from
the database and populate it in JTable.

I have used Eclipse IDE in this tutorial for the program development, but You can use
any IDE like NetBeans or Intellij IDEA because the programming logic will be the
same.

For the database, I have used  MySQL Workbench, which is nothing but a GUI
version of the MySQL console, where we can visually design, model, and generates
databases.

I have also given the program’s source code at the end of this tutorial from where
you can download it.

So let’s start our tutorial on how to retrieve data from database and display it in
JTable using Java Swing.

How to Retrieve Data From Database and Display it in JTable

Using Java Swing

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First of all, I want to summarize what I am going to do in this tutorial. I am going to

create a database in the back-end with a table in it named student and In the front
end, I will set up the GUI, and when I will input the name of the student and click on
the “Fetch Data” button, the table should show up with the details of that particular
student.

How to Install MySQL WorkBench Full Tutorial

Creating Database in MySQL Workbench

open MySQL WorkBench and then go to Database>Connect to Database.

How to retrieve data from from database and display it in jtable using java swing – fig 1

A pop-up window will be opened just click on ok.

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How to retrieve data from from database and display it in jtable using java swing – fig 2

Once you click on “ok” it will ask you for a password. It is the same password
which you have used during the installation process. So enter the correct
password and then click on the “ok” button.

How to retrieve data from from database and display it in jtable

using java swing – fig 3

Now create a database (studentDatabse in this example), and inside that

database, create a table (student in this example) with the following fields.

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USERNAME
ROLLNO
DEPARTMENT

How to retrieve data from from database and display it in jtable using java swing – fig 4

1 create database studentDatabase;

2 use studentDatabase;
3 create table student(USERNAME varchar(30) not null, ROLLNO varchar(10),
4 DEPARTMENT varchar(30));

Now insert some values into it.

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How to retrieve data from from database and display it in jtable using java swing – fig 5

1 insert into student values('Mehtab','1','Cse');

2 insert into student values('Jack','2','Phy');

Setting Up the GUI

The next thing you have to do is set up the GUI to add the components to it.
Go to Eclipse IDE and create a new Java Project.
For this, you click on the Java Project under the new section of File Menu
(File>>New>>Java Project).

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 6

Now give a name to your project (FetchDataExample in this example) and

click on “Finish”.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 7

Now right click on the project and create a new Java class (New>>Class).

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 8

Now give a name to your class(FetchData in this Example), tick mark on the
public static void main(String[] args), and then click on the Finish button as
shown in the figure below.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 9

Now Implement the ActionListener interface to our class so that we will be

able to do some button click event in our program. And if we are
implementing the ActionListener interface in our class, we have to override it’s
method actionPerformed() into our class.

1 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
2 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
3  
4 public class FetchData implements ActionListener {
5  
6 public static void main(String[] args) {
7  
8 }
9  
10 @Override
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11 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

12 }
13  
14 }
15
16
17

Now create the window using the JFrame class of swing, and it’s methods then
add components to it.
The components are,
one JLabel (username label)
one JTextField ( For entering the username)
Two JButtons ( one for fetching data and one for resetting the username
text field)
Below is the code, and I have also explained the code in the comments.

1 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
2 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
3  
4 import javax.swing.*;
5 import java.awt.*;
6  
7 public class FetchData implements ActionListener {
8 JFrame frame1;//creating object of first JFrame
9     JLabel nameLabel;//creating object of JLabel
10     JTextField nameTextField;//creating object of JTextfield
11     JButton fetchButton; //creating object of JButton
12     JButton resetButton;//creating object of JButton
13     
14     
15     FetchData(){
16  
17         frame1 = new JFrame();
18         frame1.setTitle("Search Database");//setting the title of first JF
19         frame1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);//setting de
20         GridBagLayout bagLayout = new GridBagLayout();//creating object of
21         GridBagConstraints bagConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();//cre
22         frame1.setSize(500, 300);//setting the size of first JFrame
23         frame1.setLayout(bagLayout);//setting the layout to GridBagLayout
24

Now run your program

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 10

As you can see, the window is successfully created, and components are
added to it.

Connecting to Database

In order to connect your Java program with MySQL database, you need to
include MySQL JDBC driver which is a JAR file, namely mysql-connector-
java-5.1.49-bin.jar. The version number in the Jar file can be different.
You can download the latest version of MySQL connector from this link
(MySQL Connector Java download) As shown in the figure below.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 11

Extract the zip archive and you will get the jar file.
Next, you have to include this jar file into your program so that you will be
able to connect your java program with MySQL database.
Right-click on the project, go to the properties section then select Java Build
Path and click on the Add External JARs button.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 12

After clicking on the button a pop-up window will appear where you have to
select and open the jar file.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 13

You can see the added Jar file as shown in the figure below. Now click on the
Apply and Close button.

Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 14

Now we want that when we enter the username and click on the Fetch data
Button, that particular student’s details should show up in a new window
inside the JTable. And if we Enter the wrong username and click on the Fetch
data button, then the message dialog box should show a specific message.
If we click on the Reset Button, then it should clear the username text field.

Setting up JTable and Retrieving Data From the Database to JTable

In this section, you will learn how to fetch data from database in Java and display in
table, which means we will search and display data from database in Java.

For this, you need to create objects of,

A JFrame
A JTable

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A DefaultTableModel (this is used when no model is specifically defined)

A Connection object
A Statement object
Now when someone enters the username and clicks on the “Fetch Data”
button, the student’s details should show up on another JFrame inside the
JTable.
And If we enter the wrong username, then message dialog box should show
us the message “No such username found”.
And If we click on the Reset Button, then username text field should be
cleared.
The Final programming code is given below, and I have also explained the
code in the comments.

1 import javax.swing.*;
2 import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
3 import java.awt.*;
4 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
5 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
6 import java.sql.*;
7  
8 public class FetchData implements ActionListener {
9  
10     JFrame frame1;//creating object of first JFrame
11     JLabel nameLabel;//creating object of JLabel
12     JTextField nameTextField;//creating object of JTextfield
13     JButton fetchButton;//creating object of JButton
14     JButton resetButton;//creating object of JButton
15     
16     JFrame frame2;//creating object of second JFrame
17     DefaultTableModel defaultTableModel;//creating object of DefaultTable
18     JTable table;//Creating object of JTable
19     Connection connection;//Creating object of Connection class
20     Statement statement;//Creating object of Statement class
21     int flag=0;
22  
23  
24 FetchData() {

Now run your program, Enter the username and click on the “Fetch Data”
button.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 15

As soon as you click on the “Fetch Data” button, the new JFrame will show up
with the table inside it and the details of the particular student as shown in the
figure below.

Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig 16

Now again Run the program and click an invalid username then the message
dialog box will show up with the message ” No such username found”.

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Fetch data from database and display in JTable – fig-17

In the same way, you can also use the Reset Button, and it will work perfectly
fine.

How to Retrieve Data From Database and Display it in JTable Using Java
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ALI MOULA SHABANDRI

July 20, 2020 at 11:49 am

Dear Mehtab Hameed,

Assalamualaikum Rahmatullahi vabarakatahu!

Your tutorial to retrieve data from database and display in jtable is excellent.

Thank you very much. May Allah bless you with success in this world and in
the Aakhirat.

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