[xwiki-users] Order of classes?

[THOMAS, BRIAN M (ATTSI)]

Just a quick guess:  the list is probably stored as a Map that's
implemented as a HashMap, suitable for fast random retrieval by key
value of large lists, but ordered essentially randomly.
 
You'd want it to be a SortedMap (of which I think TreeMap is the only
implementation in java.util) for human-friendly visual selection of
values, particularly if the list had more than maybe a dozen or so
entries.  I don't know whether that choice is made in the core code or
in a template or class sheet (XWiki.ClassSheet), or whether you could
re-order it there.  If not, you might have to go the custom object class
route (for which I've seen support in the database, but not in any of
the forms) or, at last resort, actually change the core code.

brain[sic] 

 


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	From: Esbach, Brandon [mailto:Esbachb at tycoelectronics.com] 
	Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:07 AM
	To: xwiki-users at objectweb.org
	Subject: [xwiki-users] Order of classes?
	
	

	Hi all, 

	When viewing a list of classes (both in the class editor and
when attaching a class manually to a document via class list dropdown)
the order of classes seems a bit random. Is there any way to select the
sort order?

	The userlist property type also seems to be a bit random (in my
case, selecting value or id makes no difference). 

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