javax.swing.table

## Class TableStringConverter

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.table.TableStringConverter

-     public abstract class TableStringConverter
      extends Object

  TableStringConverter is used to convert objects from the model into strings. This is useful in filtering and searching when the model returns objects that do not have meaningful `toString` implementations.
  Since:
    1.6

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `TableStringConverter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract String` | `toString(TableModel model, int row, int column)` Returns the string representation of the value at the specified location.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### TableStringConverter

          public TableStringConverter()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public abstract String toString(TableModel model,
                        int row,
                        int column)

      Returns the string representation of the value at the specified location.
      Parameters:
        `model` - the `TableModel` to fetch the value from
        `row` - the row the string is being requested for
        `column` - the column the string is being requested for
      Returns:
        the string representation. This should never return null.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `model` is null
        `IndexOutOfBoundsException` - if the arguments are outside the bounds of the model

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