[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: How to do a tree search?

[Dhiresh Patel <dhiruster@xxxxxxxxx>]

Anybody? How to search treeModel and once you find the object, how do 
you set selection?

dhiresh wrote:
> I am using a treeviewer to display a tree.
>
> I have attached a keylistener to the tree.  I want to search tree
> base on keystrokes. I am able to capture keystrokes on tree- but I don't 
> know
>
> how to proceed with search on the tree -  When I search the tree from 
> beginning and then expand items to get children it takes up plenty of 
> time - Also there is flicker on the the screen as I am expanding 
> treeItem to get to their children.
>
> When I search the treeModel that was used as an input and find the 
> object, I am not able to set tree selection
> e.g.          Object[] oArr = new Object[1];
>         oArr[0] = obj3;  // obj3 is object found from treemodal search
>            
>         TreePath tp = new TreePath(oArr);
>         TreePath[] pArr = new TreePath[1];
>         pArr[0] = tp;
>         tv.setExpandedTreePaths(pArr); // tv = treeViewer
>         TreeSelection ts = new TreeSelection(tp);
>         tv.setSelection(ts, true); 
> I would appreciate if anybody can help me with this problem or tree 
> search in eclipse.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dhiresh