public synchronized void setModel(StockTable model) {
// we pass the model to the JTable
this.table.setModel(model);
// we set the first column to be larger (it contains the stock_name)
TableColumn col = table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0);
col.setPreferredWidth(250);
// we add a sorter to the JTable (and we listen for sort changes, see below)
TableRowSorter<StockTable> trs = new TableRowSorter<StockTable>(model);
trs.addRowSorterListener(new SortListener());
table.setRowSorter(trs);
}
