A JTable is a subclass of JComponent class and it can be used to create a table with information displayed in multiple rows and columns. When a value is selected from a JTable, a TableModelEvent is generated, which is handled by implementing a TableModelListener interface.
In the below program, we can display "No records available" text if the rows are not available in a JTable.
Example
import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.table.*; public class NoRecordTableTest extends JFrame { private JPanel panel; private JTable table; private JScrollPane scrollPane; public NoRecordTableTest() { panel = new JPanel(); panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); String columnNames[] = {"Column 1", "Column 2", "Column 3"}; String dataValues[][] = {}; table = new JTable(dataValues, columnNames); JLabel label = new JLabel("No records available"); label.setSize(label.getPreferredSize()); table.add(label); table.setFillsViewportHeight(true); scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table); panel.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); panel.add(new Label("No records available"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(panel); setSize(400, 300); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLocationRelativeTo(null); setVisible(true); } public static void main( String args[] ) { new NoRecordTableTest(); } }