[news.eclipse.tools] Re: having trouble using ViewerSorter

[_tiger@xxxxxxxx (Tiger)]

You're right Nick !! I did not use a content provider :-(
I'll try to use one ....

Thanks !

Nick Edgar wrote:

> From Tiger's first post, it looks like he's not using a content provider.

> Tiger, you should be using setContentProvider and setInput() rather than
> adding items directly to the viewer.
> When the sorter changes, or when refresh() is called, the viewer asks the
> content provider for the elements.
> It then sorts them using the sorter and shows them.
> The add(), remove() and update() methods on the viewers are intended to be
> called by the content provider in response to model changes.
> They should not be called by the model itself.

> Nick

> "Eduardo Pereira" <eduardo_pereira@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9u8mju$v5c$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > do I have to save (in an ArrayList, or something else) the content of
> > the
> > > > table before appling the sorter and then restore the datas ??
> >
> > TableViewer will refresh the contents when a sorter is set. Then the
> method
> > getElements(..) in your content provider should be called. Is getElements
> > returning the array with all elements?
> >
> > Eduardo.
> >
> > "John Arthorne" <john_arthorne@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:3C07AE38.C3E0B881@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Adding a sorter shouldn't be removing anything from your table.  It
> should
> > be as
> > > simple as calling viewer.setSorter(...).  Could you post a code snippet
> > from your
> > > table and sorter?  Maybe someone on the UI team will be able to help you
> > diagnose
> > > your problem...
> > >
> > >
> > > Tiger wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for the trick ...
> > > >
> > > > but I still have my problem .... when I select a Column the content of
> > the
> > > > table disappeared :-(
> > > > do I have to save (in an ArrayList, or something else) the content of
> > the
> > > > table before appling the sorter and then restore the datas ??
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >