How to use

javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer

constructor

 DefaultTableCellRenderer rightRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
rightRenderer.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(???).setCellRenderer(rightRenderer);

 DefaultTableCellRenderer centerRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
centerRenderer.setHorizontalAlignment( JLabel.CENTER );
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setCellRenderer( centerRenderer );

 DefaultTableCellRenderer centerRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
centerRenderer.setHorizontalAlignment( JLabel.CENTER );
table.setDefaultRenderer(String.class, centerRenderer);

 DefaultTableCellRenderer rightRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
rightRenderer.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.RIGHT);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(4).setCellRenderer(rightRenderer);

columnModel.getColumn(2).setPreferredWidth(80);
columnModel.getColumn(3).setPreferredWidth(80);
DefaultTableCellRenderer rightCellRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
rightCellRenderer.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
columnModel.getColumn(1).setCellRenderer(rightCellRenderer);

 TableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
renderer.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
table.getColumn(id).setHeaderRenderer(renderer);

 TableCellRenderer tableCellRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer() {

  SimpleDateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy");

  public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table,
      Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus,
      int row, int column) {
    if( value instanceof Date) {
      value = f.format(value);
    }
    return super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected,
        hasFocus, row, column);
  }
};

table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setCellRenderer(tableCellRenderer);

 JTable table = new JTable(new AncientSwingTeam());
// the default renderer uses the table's font,
// so set it as appropriate
table.setFont(fontToUseForAllColumnsExceptFirst);
// a custom renderer which uses a special font
DefaultTableCellRenderer r = new DefaultTableCellRenderer() {
  Font font = fontToUseForFirstColumn;

  @Override
  public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table,
      Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus,
      int row, int column) {
    super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus,
        row, column);
    setFont(font);
    return this;
  }

};
// doesn't work because the default renderer's font is reset
// to the table's font always
// r.setFont(font);
// set the custom renderer for first column
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setCellRenderer(r);

final DefaultTableCellRenderer cellRendererDefault = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
this.tableValues.getTableHeader().setDefaultRenderer(
  (JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) -> {

 DefaultTableCellRenderer r = new DefaultTableCellRenderer() {

  Border padding = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 10, 0, 10);
  @Override
  public Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table,
      Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus,
      int row, int column) {
    super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus,
        row, column);
    setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(getBorder(), padding));
    return this;
  }

};

/**
 * Build the delegate TableCellRenderer that handles rendering the data of
 * each tree node.
 */
protected TableCellRenderer createDelegateRenderer() {
  return new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
}

 table.setDefaultRenderer(ImageIcon.class, new DefaultTableCellRenderer() {
  {
    setIconTextGap(0);
  }
});

/**
 * Build the delegate TableCellRenderer that handles rendering the data of
 * each tree node.
 */
protected TableCellRenderer createDelegateRenderer() {
  return new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
}

/**
 * Default constructor.
 */
public DateRendererDecorator() {
  this(new DefaultTableCellRenderer());
}

 JTable tbl = new JTable(3,3) {
  DefaultTableCellRenderer renderRight = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();

  { // initializer block
    renderRight.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
  }

  @Override
  public TableCellRenderer getCellRenderer (int arg0, int arg1) {
    return renderRight;
  }
};

    public java.awt.Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,
      boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) {
        if (column==table.getColumnCount()-1) {
            return combos.get(row);
        } else {
            DefaultTableCellRenderer defaultRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
            return defaultRenderer.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, column);
        }
    }
}

    public java.awt.Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,
      boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, int row, int column) {
        if (column==table.getColumnCount()-1) {
            return combos.get(row);
        } else {
            DefaultTableCellRenderer defaultRenderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
            return defaultRenderer.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, column);
        }
    }
}

protected TableCellRenderer _createCellRenderer(int columnNo) {
  if (columnNo == SailTableModel.COLUMN_CLASS) {
    DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
    renderer.setHorizontalAlignment(_model.getColumnAlignment(columnNo));
    return renderer;
  }
  return null;
}

protected TableCellRenderer _createCellRenderer(int columnNo) {
  if (columnNo == ParameterTableModel.COLUMN_KEY ||
    columnNo == ParameterTableModel.COLUMN_VALUE)
  {
    DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
    renderer.setHorizontalAlignment(_model.getColumnAlignment(columnNo));
    return renderer;
  }
  return null;
}

protected TableCellRenderer _createCellRenderer(int columnNo) {
  if (columnNo == RepositoryTableModel.COLUMN_ID ||
    columnNo == RepositoryTableModel.COLUMN_TITLE)
  {
    DefaultTableCellRenderer renderer = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
    renderer.setHorizontalAlignment(_model.getColumnAlignment(columnNo));
    return renderer;
  }
  return null;
}