Sorting indicator not "activated" for default sorted column about sortabletableview

[ISchwarz23]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the nice words. Could you please state which method you are using for the "default" sorting column?

Best regards,
Ingo

[thomasdsouza]

Hi Ingo, I could use SortableTableView.sort() but really even if i didn't specifically call any sort method, I would still prefer the view to show which column is sorted to start off with (i.e. default if you did nothing but just followed the sample setup). Thanks much!

[ISchwarz23]

If you do not call the method void sort(final int columnIndex) or void sort(final int columnIndex, final boolean sortUp) or void sort(final Comparator<T> comparator) it is not sorted at all. It is simply using the order of the given data. This is the reason why no sorting indicator is shown.
If you want to have the same "default" sorting for a certain table in your app, I recommend using the method void sort(final int columnIndex, final boolean sortUp).

[thomasdsouza]

Hi Ingo, thanks for your response. Even if i sort by calling any of the sort( ) functions, data is being sorted but indicator is not being shown.

[ISchwarz23]

I can't confirm that. I experienced the expected behaviour which is:

• sort(Comparator<T> comparator) -> sorts the column using the given comparator and will not display any indicator (as the given comparator does not need to belong to a certain column)
• sort(int index) -> sorts the column ascending using the comparator set for the column with the given index. A second call to this method with the same column index will sort the table descending using the comparator set for the column with the given index. (behaves like a click on the column header)
• sort(int index, boolean sortUp) -> sorts the table ascending or descending depending on the sortUp param using the comparator set for the column with the given index (suitable for creating a programatic "default" sorting)

I have tested this with the currently latest version (2.0.1)

[thomasdsouza]

Thank you again for your response. You have helped me figure out the issue. The bug was that i was setting the adapter again (in my case in onLoadFinished() ) and so i needed to call sort(int index) twice again.