import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
 
public class Table
{
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      JFrame frame = new JFrame("Table");
      frame.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() {
         public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
            Window win = e.getWindow();
            win.setVisible(false);
            win.dispose();
            System.exit(0);
         }
      } );	
 
      // Create your own sub-class of JTable rather than using anonymous class
      JTable table = new JTable( 15, 3 ) {
         public Component prepareRenderer(TableCellRenderer renderer, int row, int column) {
            Component c = super.prepareRenderer( renderer, row, column);
            // We want renderer component to be transparent
            // so background image is visible
            if( c instanceof JComponent )
               ((JComponent)c).setOpaque(false);
               return c;
            }

            // Hard coded value. In your sub-class add a function for this.
            ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon( "codeguruwm.gif" );

            public void paint( Graphics g ) {
               // First draw the background image - tiled 
               Dimension d = getSize();
               for( int x = 0; x < d.width; x += image.getIconWidth() )
                  for( int y = 0; y < d.height; y += image.getIconHeight() ) 
                     g.drawImage( image.getImage(), x, y, null, null );
               // Now let the regular paint code do it's work
               super.paint(g);
           }
      };
 
      // Set the table transparent
      table.setOpaque(false);
		
      JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane( table );
      frame.getContentPane().add( sp );	

      frame.pack();
      frame.show();
   }
}