Bug 138608 [Viewers] JFace AbstractTreeViewer: itemExists doesn't handle equal tree entries
I use a TreeViewer with - setUseHashLookup(true) - without any sorter or filter - with a comparer When I try to add an object that is equal to an existing entry in the tree, it will not be added. This is because the method private boolean itemExists(Item[] items, Object element) { if(usingElementMap()) { return findItem(element) != null; } for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { if(items[i].getData().equals(element)) { return true; } } return false; } takes a shortcut if there is an element map, but the shortcut doesn't handle the 'multiple equal elements' case. There is a workaround, however: Setting a dummy sorter will avoid the call to itemExists and multiple equal elements can be added to the tree.
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/AbstractTreeViewer.java
}
                }
            }
        }
        return w;
    }
    /**
     * If the argument is a tree path, returns its last segment, otherwise
     * return the argument
     * @param elementOrPath an element or a tree path
     * @return the element, or the last segment of the tree path
     */
	private Object internalToElement(Object elementOrPath) {
		if (elementOrPath instanceof TreePath) {
			return ((TreePath)elementOrPath).getLastSegment();
		}
		return elementOrPath;
	}
    /**
	 * This method takes a tree path or an element. If the argument is not a
	 * tree path, returns the parent of the given element or <code>null</code>
	 * if the parent is not known. If the argument is a tree path with more than
	 * one segment, returns its parent tree path, otherwise returns
	 * <code>null</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param elementOrTreePath
	 * @return the parent element, or parent path, or <code>null</code>
	 * 
	 * @since 3.2
	 */