Module java.desktop
Package 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 | Description
    --- | ---
    `TableStringConverter()` |

  - ### Method Summary

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

    - ### Methods declared in 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