automatically calculating column width in JTable

Question

What's the preferred way of this (based on header & contents width I believe)?

Answer 1

The Java Developer Almanac contains some good sample code for packing tables based on column width, this may be a good place to start.

Answer 2

Header and content widths, which include both characters and fonts. You'll need a wider column for a 14 point sans serif font than an 8 point.