Bug 84314 [Viewers] Need to allow mapping elements to multiple widgets/items
One of the projects I am working on is using an essentially graph structured dependancy model and we use TableTreeViewer for browsing (drilling down) through this graph. The nature of the model is such that the same model element can occur in multiple positions (paths) of the three. Current implementation of the TreeViewer and TableTreeViewer do not support such one-to-many mapping of model elements to widgets, leading to loads of unnecessary overhead to enshure that correct items will get updated. Suggestion: Element -> Item mapper should allow returning of more than one item per model element that is associated with this element.
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/StructuredViewer.java
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	}
	/**
	 * Updates the given elements' presentation when one or more of their
	 * properties change. Only the given elements are updated.
	 * <p>
	 * This does not handle structural changes (e.g. addition or removal of
	 * elements), and does not update any other related elements (e.g. child
	 * elements). To handle structural changes, use the <code>refresh</code>
	 * methods instead.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * This should be called when an element has changed in the model, in order
	 * to have the viewer accurately reflect the model. This method only affects
	 * the viewer, not the model.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * Specifying which properties are affected may allow the viewer to optimize
	 * the update. For example, if the label provider is not affected by changes
	 * to any of these properties, an update may not actually be required.
	 * Specifing <code>properties</code> as <code>null</code> forces a full
	 * update of the given elements.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * If the viewer has a sorter which is affected by a change to one of the
	 * properties, the elements' positions are updated to maintain the sort
	 * order.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * If the viewer has a filter which is affected by a change to one of the