DefaultListModel in Java

Question

What is DefaultListModel in Java? and What is its purpose? I tried to google it but didn't get any proper explanation for it!

Answer 1

It works as a Model (predefined) for JList

Swings follows MVC and DefaultListModel plays its part as M in MVC.

There are 3 ways to create model:

• DefaultListModel

  Everything is pretty much taken care of by language framework.

• AbstractListModel

  You manage the data and invoke the "fire" methods. For this approach, you must subclass AbstractListModel and implement the getSize and getElementAt methods inherited from the ListModel interface.

• ListModel

  You manage everything.