Package org.eclipse.ui.model

Class WorkbenchViewerComparator

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerComparator

org.eclipse.ui.model.WorkbenchViewerComparator

public class WorkbenchViewerComparator
extends ViewerComparator

A viewer comparator that sorts elements with registered workbench adapters by their text property. Note that capitalization differences are not considered by this sorter, so a > B > c

Since:

3.3

See Also:

• IWorkbenchAdapter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WorkbenchViewerComparator()	Creates a workbench viewer sorter using the default collator.
WorkbenchViewerComparator(Comparator comparator)	Creates a workbench viewer sorter using the given collator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isSorterProperty(Object element, String propertyId)	Returns whether this viewer sorter would be affected by a change to the given property of the given element.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerComparator

category, compare, getComparator, sort

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

WorkbenchViewerComparator

public WorkbenchViewerComparator()

Creates a workbench viewer sorter using the default collator.

WorkbenchViewerComparator

public WorkbenchViewerComparator(Comparator comparator)

Creates a workbench viewer sorter using the given collator.

Parameters:

comparator - the comparator to use to sort strings

Method Details

isSorterProperty

public boolean isSorterProperty(Object element,
 String propertyId)

Description copied from class: ViewerComparator

Returns whether this viewer sorter would be affected by a change to the given property of the given element.

The default implementation of this method returns false. Subclasses may reimplement.

Overrides:

isSorterProperty in class ViewerComparator

Parameters:

element - the element

propertyId - the property

Returns:

true if the sorting would be affected, and false if it would be unaffected