[SOLVED] Refreshing a tree view

Hi, i have created a tree view using the org.eclipse.ui.views extension but i don`t know how to make a refresh method. The view`s input it`s a method that reads info from a text file. I`ve added a context menu for the view. The context menu options are added by using the org.eclipse.popupMenus extension. One of this options is a Refresh option, but i have no clue on how to make the refresh.
I need to know how to refresh the view and how to call this method from the context menu. Thanks a lot for your time

Look at the Javadoc (API) for the class you are using. It will tell you the methods that class makes available. Look for ones that allow you to build or modify the list items.

This is a brute force approach, but another way to get the job done is to remove the existing view object from the container and replace it with a new one. You will have to make sure the view's location is not dependent on the order it was added to the container.

I hope that helps you move forward...

Thanks, i could´t find an appropiate method to do refresh so i hide then show the view. But now i need to keep the expanded items. I`ve tried the getExpandedElements() and then the setExpandedElements() but it´s not working (perhaps because i hide-show the view??)


elements = viewer.getExpandedElements(); workbenchWindow.getActivePage().hideView(page[cont].getView(false));
workbenchWindow.getActivePage().showView("myview") ;
viewer.setExpandedElements(elements);

/*viewer it´s the TreeViewer object*/

Any ideas on how to accomplish this?? Thanks

I´ve finally solved it correctly. I forgot to post it but it goes like this:
What i do here is getting a list of all the expanded elements before i refresh the view. With the setIntput() method i force the view to rebuild itself with all the new items. Then, I get a list of all the items to compare to the previous expanded ones (i know this part isn`t really elegant but it works just fine :p)
P.d: Sorry about my english, im from Argentina :D

Code:

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        try {
                          int i = 0,j=0;
                          Object elem[] = viewer.getExpandedElements();
                          viewer.setInput(Hoja.cargar());
                          viewer.expandAll();
                          Object elem1[] = viewer.getExpandedElements();
                          viewer.collapseAll();
                          while(i<elem.length)
                          {
                                  j=0;
                                  while(j<elem1.length)
                                  {
                                          if(elem[i].toString().equals(elem1[j].toString()))
                                          {
                                                  viewer.expandToLevel(elem1[j], 1);
                                              }
                                          j++;
                                  }
                                  i++;
                          }
                                                             
                       
                } catch (IOException e) {
                        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                        e.printStackTrace();
                }

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