Bug 24521 [Viewers] TreeViewer.update() does not work correctly with filter
When I add an element which does not satisfy the filtering condition and then update it so that it does, call to update does not show the element. This is because[StructuredViewer.update]: public void update(Object element, String[] properties) { Assert.isNotNull(element); | Widget item = findItem(element); | if (item == null) | return; the code silently ignores that the element may become visible... btw. later in code of this method: if (needsRefilter) { refresh(); return; } This is quite inefficient, as it needs to query all visible items; however only one element may actually change (change visibility and/or sort order).
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/StructuredViewer.java
*           
	 * @return the comparer to use for comparing elements or
	 *            <code>null</code>
	 */
	public IElementComparer getComparer() {
		return comparer;
	}
	/**
	 * Returns the filtered array of children of the given element. The
	 * resulting array must not be modified, as it may come directly from the
	 * model's internal state.
	 * 
	 * @param parent
	 *            the parent element
	 * @return a filtered array of child elements
	 */
	protected Object[] getFilteredChildren(Object parent) {
		Object[] result = getRawChildren(parent);
		if (filters != null) {
			for (Iterator iter = filters.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
				ViewerFilter f = (ViewerFilter) iter.next();
				result = f.filter(this, parent, result);
			}
		}
		return result;
	}
	/**
	 * Returns this viewer's filters.
	 * 
	 * @return an array of viewer filters