Bug 98242 [Viewers] [Javadoc] clarify that StructuredViewer does not update sort order if null properties are given
Despite the specification of StructuredViewer.update(Object element, String[] properties) that specifiying null properties forces full update including sort order, the implementation in 3.1M6 calls internalUpdate() which inits needsRefilter to false if no properties are given. Thus a change to a relevant sort attribute of the element does not maintain sort order (e.g. on TreeViewer). Suggested fix: protected void internalUpdate(Widget widget, Object element, String[] properties) { boolean needsRefilter = true; if (properties != null) { needsRefilter = false; for (int i = 0; i < properties.length; ++i) { needsRefilter = needsRefilter(element,properties[i]);
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/StructuredViewer.java
public void setFontsAndColors(Object element){
			
			if(fontProvider != null){
				if(font == null) {
					font = fontProvider.getFont(element);
				}	
			}
			
			if(colorProvider == null) {
				return;
			}			
			
			if(background == null) {
				background = colorProvider.getBackground(element);
			}
			
			if(foreground == null) {
				foreground = colorProvider.getForeground(element);
			}			
		}
		
		/**
		 * Apply the fonts and colors to the control if
		 * required.
		 * @param control
		 */
		public void applyFontsAndColors(TableItem control) {
			
			if(colorProvider == null){
				if(usedDecorators){