private void sort(int column) {
if (table.getItemCount() <= 1) return;
TableItem[] items = table.getItems();
String[][] data = new String[items.length][table.getColumnCount()];
for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < table.getColumnCount(); j++) {
data[i][j] = items[i].getText(j);
}
}
Arrays.sort(data, new RowComparator(column));
if (lastSortColumn != column) {
table.setSortColumn(table.getColumn(column));
table.setSortDirection(SWT.DOWN);
for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
items[i].setText(data[i]);
}
lastSortColumn = column;
} else {
// reverse order if the current column is selected again
table.setSortDirection(SWT.UP);
int j = data.length - 1;
for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
items[i].setText(data[j--]);
}
lastSortColumn = -1;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Display display = new Display();
Shell shell = new Shell(display);
shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
final Table table = new Table(shell, SWT.BORDER);
table.setHeaderVisible(true);
final TableColumn column1 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE);
column1.setText("Column 1");
final TableColumn column2 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE);
column2.setText("Column 2");
TableItem item = new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE);
item.setText(new String[] {"a", "3"});
item = new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE);
item.setText(new String[] {"b", "2"});
item = new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE);
item.setText(new String[] {"c", "1"});
column1.setWidth(100);
column2.setWidth(100);
Listener sortListener =
e -> {
TableItem[] items = table.getItems();
Collator collator = Collator.getInstance(Locale.getDefault());
TableColumn column = (TableColumn) e.widget;
int index = column == column1 ? 0 : 1;
for (int i = 1; i < items.length; i++) {
String value1 = items[i].getText(index);
for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
String value2 = items[j].getText(index);
if (collator.compare(value1, value2) < 0) {
String[] values = {items[i].getText(0), items[i].getText(1)};
items[i].dispose();
TableItem item1 = new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE, j);
item1.setText(values);
items = table.getItems();
break;
}
}
}
table.setSortColumn(column);
};
column1.addListener(SWT.Selection, sortListener);
column2.addListener(SWT.Selection, sortListener);
table.setSortColumn(column1);
table.setSortDirection(SWT.UP);
shell.setSize(shell.computeSize(SWT.DEFAULT, SWT.DEFAULT).x, 300);
shell.open();
while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
if (!display.readAndDispatch()) display.sleep();
}
display.dispose();
}