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How do I use JFace TreeViewer?


Create a ContentProvider for the TreeViewer: implement the methods in ITreeContentProvider. The following example shows you how to do this. The business objects are Category and Link. (For an extension of this code, check the Q&A How do I use a Sash?

Category.java:

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Link.java:

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CategoryTreeContentProvider.java:

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Main.java:

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The contents that is displayed in the tree using the toString() method in Category and Link. This is not a clean separation of model and view. Instead, you can use a LabelProvider, a helper class with a callback method getText(Element).

CategoryTreeLabelProvider.java:

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Modify your Main class:

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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