Result Sorters

Identifier: org.eclipse.search.searchResultSorters

Description: This extension point allows a plug-in to contribute search result sorters to the search result view's Sort context menu.

Configuration Markup:

   <!ELEMENT extension (sorter*)>

   <!ATTLIST extension
     point CDATA #REQUIRED
     id    CDATA #IMPLIED
     name  CDATA #IMPLIED
   >

point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
name - an optional name of the extension instance

   <!ELEMENT sorter EMPTY>

   <!ATTLIST sorter
     id      CDATA #REQUIRED
     pageId  CDATA #REQUIRED
     label   CDATA #REQUIRED
     tooltip CDATA #IMPLIED
     icon    CDATA #IMPLIED
     class   CDATA #REQUIRED
   >

id - a unique name that will be used to identify this search result sorter.
pageId - the ID of a registered search page for which the sorter will be activated. "*" activates the sorter for all pages.
label - a translatable label that will be used as the menu item's label.
tooltip - a translatable text that will be used as the menu item's tool tip . If omitted, the menu item will have no tool tip.
icon - a relative name of the image that will be shown in the context menu along with the label. If omitted, the menu entry will only contain a label.
class - a name of the class that extends org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerSorter

Examples: The following is an example of a search page extension definition:

   <extension point="org.eclipse.search.searchResultSorters"> 
    <sorter 
        id="org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.FileNameSorter" 
        pageId="*" 
        label="%FileNameSorter.label" 
        tooltip="%FilenNameSorter.tooltip" 
        icon="icons/full/ecl16/search_sort.gif" 
        class="org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.FileNameSorter"> 
    </sorter> 
   </extension>

Supplied Implementation: The search infrastructure provides a sorter that sorts the matches by the resource name.