ConfigurationElementSorter (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ConfigurationElementSorter

```
public abstract class ConfigurationElementSorter
extends Object
```
Allows to sort an array based on their elements' configuration elements according to the prerequisite relation of their defining plug-ins.
This class may be subclassed.

Since:

3.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ConfigurationElementSorter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract IConfigurationElement`	`getConfigurationElement(Object object)`	Returns the configuration element for the given object.
`void`	`sort(Object[] elements)`	Sorts the given array based on its elements' configuration elements according to the prerequisite relation of their defining plug-ins.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ConfigurationElementSorter
```
public ConfigurationElementSorter()
```
- Method Detail
  - sort
```
public final void sort(Object[] elements)
```
    Sorts the given array based on its elements' configuration elements according to the prerequisite relation of their defining plug-ins.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elements - the array to be sorted
  - getConfigurationElement
```
public abstract IConfigurationElement getConfigurationElement(Object object)
```
    Returns the configuration element for the given object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object
    
    Returns:
    
    the object's configuration element, must not be null