Java Code

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class JTableDataColor extends JApplet
{
    String[ ] colHeadings = {  "Name", "Sport", "Location", "Age" };

    Object data[ ][ ] = {   { "Liz",   "Skiing",    "Fort Fun", "21" },
                            { "C. M.", "Cooking", "Denver",  "56" },
                            { "Oscar", "Mtn Biking","Mars",  "19" },
                        };
    JScrollPane scrollPane;
    JTable table;

    public void init( ) 
    {
   	table = new JTable( data, colHeadings );
	// change the color of the column headings
	table.getTableHeader().setBackground(Color.RED);
	table.getTableHeader().setForeground(Color.YELLOW);

	// change colors of the selected row
	table.setSelectionBackground( Color.ORANGE );
	table.setSelectionForeground( Color.WHITE );

	// change color of the grid lines
	table.setGridColor( Color.GREEN );

	// specify which grid lines to display
	table.setShowHorizontalLines( true );	// this is the default
	table.setShowVerticalLines( false );

	// change the color of the data cells
	table.setBackground( Color.BLUE );
	table.setForeground( Color.CYAN );

        table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(400, 70));
        //Create the scroll pane and add the table to it.
        scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);

        //Add the scroll pane to this panel.
        add(scrollPane);
    }

}