Question

I’m using the following

org.eclipse.jface.viewers.CheckboxCellEditor.CheckboxCellEditor(Composite parent)

I’m creating a table viewer with cellEditors and doing the following

CellEditor[] editors = new CellEditor[columnNames.length];
editors[7] = new CheckboxCellEditor(table);

I have a CellModifier that has the following

public Object getValue(Object element, String property) {
        Object result = null;
        ...
        result = Boolean.valueOf(task.isDfRequested());
        return result;
}

 public void modify(Object element, String property, Object value) {
       item.isSelected(((Boolean)value).booleanValue());
}

Finally I have a LabelProvider that has the following

 public String getColumnText(Object element, int columnIndex) {
        String result = "";
        try { 
            result = Boolean.toString(item.isSelected());
        } catch (Exception ex) { } 

        break;

However, in my UI instead of having a check box I have the word true or false && clicking it results in switching state to false or true. Any ideas on why I don’t have a checkbox??

Answer 1

What I’ve decided to do is to just implement a dirty hack others have been using.

Create two images of check boxes, one checked the other not checked. Switch the state between the two based on the boolean.

It’s not perfect, but for now it gets the job done