How to Remove Jtable Header in Java

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to remove Jtable header in Java, using setTableHeader() method. Here is an example of our JTable with the header (ID, Name, Address, Hourly rate, Part-time).
 

 
To hide the header of a JTable use setTableHeader() method and set it to null:

JTable table = new JTable(data, columns);
table.setTableHeader(null);

Output:

 

How to Remove Jtable Header in Java

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
 
public class Main {
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //create a frame
        final JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTable Example");
 
        //Headers for JTable
        String[] columns = new String[] {
            "Id", "Name", "Address", "Hourly rate", "Part-time"
        };
         
        //data for JTable in a 2D table
        Object[][] data = new Object[][] {
            {1, "Thomas", "Alaska", 20.0, true },
            {2, "Jean", "Arizona", 50.0, false },
            {3, "Yohan", "California", 30.0, true },
            {4, "Emily", "Colorado", 60.0, false },
            {5, "Alex", "Florida", 10.0, false },
        };
 
        //create a JTable with data
        JTable table = new JTable(data, columns);
        //set header to null
        table.setTableHeader(null);
    
        JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(table);
        table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);
 
        JLabel labelHead = new JLabel("List of employees");
        labelHead.setFont(new Font("Arial",Font.TRUETYPE_FONT,20));
 
        frame.getContentPane().add(labelHead,BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
        //add table to frame
        frame.getContentPane().add(scroll,BorderLayout.CENTER);
 
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setSize(500, 200);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

Output:

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