JavaElementSorter (Eclipse JDT API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerComparator
- - org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerSorter
  - - org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaElementSorter

```
@Deprecated
public class JavaElementSorter
extends ViewerSorter
```
Deprecated.
use JavaElementComparator instead.

Sorter for Java elements. Ordered by element category, then by element name. Package fragment roots are sorted as ordered on the classpath.
This class may be instantiated; it is not intended to be subclassed.

Since:

2.0

Restriction:

This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerSorter
  collator

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

JavaElementSorter()
Deprecated.

Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`category(java.lang.Object element)`	Deprecated.
`int`	`compare(Viewer viewer, java.lang.Object e1, java.lang.Object e2)`	Deprecated.
`java.text.Collator`	`getCollator()`	Deprecated. The method is not intended to be used by clients.
`boolean`	`isSorterProperty(java.lang.Object element, java.lang.Object property)`	Deprecated. Bug 22518.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerComparator
getComparator, isSorterProperty, sort

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - JavaElementSorter
```
public JavaElementSorter()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Constructor.
- Method Detail
  - isSorterProperty
```
@Deprecated
public boolean isSorterProperty(java.lang.Object element,
                                java.lang.Object property)
```
    Deprecated.
    Bug 22518. Method never used: does not override ViewerSorter#isSorterProperty(Object, String). Method could be removed, but kept for API compatibility.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element
    
    property - the property
    
    Returns:
    
    always true
  - category
```
public int category(java.lang.Object element)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Overrides:
    
    category in class ViewerComparator
  - compare
```
public int compare(Viewer viewer,
                   java.lang.Object e1,
                   java.lang.Object e2)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Overrides:
    
    compare in class ViewerComparator
  - getCollator
```
@Deprecated
public final java.text.Collator getCollator()
```
    Deprecated.
    The method is not intended to be used by clients.
    
    Overrides ViewerSorter.getCollator().
    
    Overrides:
    
    getCollator in class ViewerSorter