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
/**
     * Constant indicating that all levels of the tree should be expanded or
     * collapsed.
     * 
     * @see #expandToLevel
     * @see #collapseToLevel
     */
    public static final int ALL_LEVELS = -1;
    /**
     * List of registered tree listeners (element type: <code>TreeListener</code>). */
    private ListenerList treeListeners = new ListenerList();
    /**
     * The level to which the tree is automatically expanded each time the
     * viewer's input is changed (that is, by <code>setInput</code>). A
     * value of 0 means that auto-expand is off.
     * 
     * @see #setAutoExpandLevel
     */
    private int expandToLevel = 0;
    /**
     * Safe runnable used to update an item.
     */
    class UpdateItemSafeRunnable extends SafeRunnable {