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
if(background != null) {
						control.setBackground(background);
					}
				
					if(foreground != null) {
						control.setForeground(foreground);
					}
				}
			}
			else{
				
				control.setBackground(background);
				control.setForeground(foreground);
			}
			
			if(fontProvider == null){
				if(usedDecorators && font != null) {
					control.setFont(font);
				}
			} else {
				control.setFont(font);
			}
			
			clear();
		}
		
	
		/* (non-Javadoc)
		 * @see org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.ColorAndFontManager#applyFontsAndColors(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TreeItem)