Result Sorters

Identifier: org.eclipse.search.searchResultSorters

Description: This extension point allows a plug-in to contribute search result sorters to the search result view's Sort context menu.

Configuration Markup:

   <!ELEMENT extension (sorter*)>

   <!ATTLIST extension
     point CDATA #REQUIRED
     id    CDATA #IMPLIED
     name  CDATA #IMPLIED
   >

   <!ELEMENT sorter EMPTY>

   <!ATTLIST sorter
     id      CDATA #REQUIRED
     pageId  CDATA #REQUIRED
     label   CDATA #REQUIRED
     tooltip CDATA #IMPLIED
     icon    CDATA #IMPLIED
     class   CDATA #REQUIRED
   >

Examples: The following is an example of a search page extension definition:

   <extension point="org.eclipse.search.searchResultSorters"> 
    <sorter 
        id="org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.FileNameSorter" 
        pageId="*" 
        label="%FileNameSorter.label" 
        tooltip="%FilenNameSorter.tooltip" 
        icon="icons/full/ecl16/search_sort.gif" 
        class="org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.FileNameSorter"> 
    </sorter> 
   </extension> 

Supplied Implementation: The search infrastructure provides a sorter that sorts the matches by the resource name.

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