JFace button in TableViewerColumn - button

Question

Is it possible to have a button in a TableViewerColumn? There are several posts that confirm this, but I've found no code that actually works. I've read about a DialogCellEditor, too, is that what to look into?
Regards,
Marcus

Answer 1

As this seems to be a common problem, I've tried a workaround. I use an image as label and add editing support like so:
col = createTableViewerColumn(titles[10], bounds[10], 10);
col.setEditingSupport(new DeleteSupport(viewer));
col.setLabelProvider(new ColumnLabelProvider() {
#Override
public Image getImage(Object element) {
return new Image(ApplicationRunner.getApp().getShell()
.getDisplay(), "ressources/images/delete.png");
}
#Override
public String getText(Object element) {
return "";
}
});
In the DeleteSupport class (extending EditingSupport), you have to let canEdit() return false, so the image is not selectable. But then, you can't work with getValue(). So, I do whatever I have to in canEdit() BEFORE returning false. That's the same behavior as a simple push button would have.
The DeleteSupport looks like this:
public class DeleteSupport extends EditingSupport {
private final TableViewer viewer;
public DeleteSupport(TableViewer viewer) {
super(viewer);
this.viewer = viewer;
}
#Override
protected CellEditor getCellEditor(Object element) {
return new TextCellEditor(viewer.getTable());
}
#Override
protected boolean canEdit(Object element) {
// if confirmed, try to delete the customer
if (MessageDialog.openConfirm( ApplicationRunner.getApp().getShell(),
"Confirm delete",
"Soll " + ((Customer) element).getFirstname()
+ " " + ((Customer) element).getLastname()
+ " be deleted? Cannot be undone!")) {
try {
CustomerDAO.getInstance().delete(((Customer) element).getId());
} catch (SQLException e) {
// TODO something
}
}
// reload anyways
try {
viewer.setInput(CustomerDAO.getInstance().getAll());
} catch (SQLException e) {
// TODO something else
}
viewer.refresh();
return false;
}
#Override
protected Object getValue(Object element) {
return "";
}
#Override
protected void setValue(Object element, Object value) {
}
}