On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:54:26 GMT, Prasanta Sadhukhan <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> When JTable.setAutoResizeMode is called with JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN, 
>  it is supposed to adjust the delta width to the last column only when table 
> itself changes width
>  but before JDK-8234071 fix, AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN, was behaving exactly as 
> if user specified AUTO_RESIZE_ALL_COLUMNS
>  so width of all columns of table gets adjusted. 
>  
>  JDK-8234071 fixes this issue by setting "resizingColumn" to last column when 
> AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN is specified so that only last column gets resized
>  but the fix was wrongly instructing the JTable that the user is currently 
> resizing the last column with the mouse
>  so JTable started believing a header resize was active even during normal 
> layout, window resizing or cell editing
>  thus it caused side-effects like initial preferred column widths was ignored 
> as seen in JDK-8375573
>  and real mouse resizing of another column was conflicting with the “last 
> column is resizing” state as mousePressed/Released uses "resizingColumn" to 
> ensure a certain column is getting resized
>  and editing is disturbed because JTable thought column resizing/layout 
> activity is happening as seen in this particular issue.
> 
>  The issue is that a left click on an editable cell starts editing and then 
> selects the cell. 
>  Selecting the cell scrolls it into view, which revalidates the table and 
> runs doLayout(). 
>  Because the header now permanently reports a resizing column, the layout 
> pass adjusts a column's preferred width 
>  and fires TableColumnModelListener.columnMarginChanged(). 
> JTable.columnMarginChanged() stops the active cell editor.
>  
>  Also, after a user drags the first column header divider, resizingColumn is 
> reset to null in `BasicTableHeaderUI.mouseReleased` and
>  JTable then syncs preferred widths from actual widths using 
> `setWidthsFromPreferredWidths(true)`. 
>  Later, when the dialog is resized, `setWidthsFromPreferredWidths(false)` 
> runs again and all columns are recalculated so AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN was 
> not honoured
>  
>  Fix is made to handle AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN in the layout code
>  so the width distribution logic ensures that
>   During normal window/dialog resize: change is made only to the last column.
>   During initial layout: honors the user’s preferred widths, then let the 
> last column absorbs extra space.
>   During real header drag: allows the dragged column to resize, and uses the 
> last column to compensate.
>   and it doesn't hamper editing of any cell in last column when double-clicked
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------
> - [x] I confirm that I make this ...

test/jdk/javax/swing/JTable/TestAutoResizeLastColumn.java line 44:

> 42:         table.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN);
> 43: 
> 44:         table.getTableHeader().setResizingColumn(null);

is this line necessary for the test?  

in my test app (modeled after this test) it works fine if I leave this line 
uncommented.  I am running 25.0.2+10-69

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/31704#discussion_r3722799125

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