I have been trying to put together an app that includes a JTable.

I had been using a Vector to hold the values and then passed two
vectors to the JTable constructor.  One Vector holds the data and the
other holds the column headers.

I then began reading about how the TableModel is a better way to
organize the data for use with a JTable.  Always one to try something
new, I started experimenting with the DefaultTableModel object.

Then I came across the DefaultTableColumnModel object and the
TableColumn object.  Soon, I saw that there was a JTableHeader
component as well.

Before long I was thoroughly confused as to what is the 'best' way of
organizing the data for display.  Vectors?  TableModels?
TableColumnModels?

On top of that, I am really getting wrapped around the axle trying to
figure out how TableModels and TableColumnModels are supposed to be
used.

Are TableModels used instead of TableColumnModels or as a complement
to?  Is there an advantage to using these over a Vector?

Does anyone have some insight into these various objects?  Maybe a link
to a tutorial that covers the assorted table models in depth.  I know
Sun has the tutorials for JTable et.al., but I haven't found anything
for the TableModel stuff.

When would I need to use JTableHeader?

My list of questions is growing everytime I look at it, but I will stop
there.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.