Organizing nodes in the desktop window
How to create an empty folder at the root of a window
How to create an empty folder at the root of a window
VisualFolder newFolder = new VisualFolder();
newFolder.setDisplayName("myName");
VisualFolder rootFolder = ((AbstractViewerWindow) window).getRootFolder();
rootFolder.addNode(newFolder);
How to move a visual to another folder
How to move a visual to another folder
IVisual visual = ...
VisualFolder targetVisualFolder = ...
VisualFolder currentVisualFolder = visual.getParentFolder();
targetVisualFolder.addNode(0, visual);
currentVisualFolder.removeNode(visual);
In the default case where the visual is at the root of its window, visual.getParentFolder() returns the same object as ((AbstractViewerWindow) window).getRootFolder()
How to move a visual within its own folder
How to move a visual within its own folder
IVisual visual = ...
VisualFolder visualFolder = visual.getParentFolder();
int pos = visualFolder.indexOf(visual);
visualFolder.moveNode(0, visual); // moves to the top
visualFolder.moveNode(visualFolder.getNodes().length - 1, visual); // moves to the bottom
visualFolder.moveNode(pos + 1, visual); // moves down one position