Perforce JViews Gantt Sample: Sorting Activities

Description

This sample illustrates how to create a sortable Gantt data model.

How to Use the Sample

• On the right side of the chart, in the Sort tab you find a drop-down combo box. Select an entry in the combo box to sort the activities in the chart. Children of each activity are sorted according to the selection criteria.
• For the other actions, refer to the Gantt Chart sample.

How to Run the Sample as an Application

This sample can be run as an application. The installation directory contains an executable JAR file, sort.jar, that allows you to execute the sample with a double click from a file browser. Note that if you are using Internet Explorer, you can open the installation directory and execute the JAR file from the browser. This technique may not work in other Web browsers.

Alternatively, you can run the sample application from the command line. First check that the Ant utility is properly configured. If not, see the instructions on how to configure Ant for Perforce JViews.

Then, go to the installation directory of the sample and type:

ant run

Topics Covered

• Extending IlvFilterGanttModel to sort activities.

Detailed Description

After launching the Activity Sort sample, you can select different criteria to sort the activities in the data model.

Installation Directory

The Sorting Activities sample is installed here.

Classes Involved

• ilog.views.gantt.model.filter.IlvFilterGanttModel

Source Files

• sort.GanttSortExample

  The main class of the sample. It extends the GanttExample class.

• sort.model.SortGanttModel

  An extension of IlvFilterGanttModel that provides generalized activity sorting.