SWT TableViewer multiselection without Ctrl

Question

I'm using a TableViewer and I want to it perform like when I hold CTRL key. I mean if I click a row, it must be added to selection and not replace current selection. I probably need to do this manually in selection listener. But may be there's a better (more convinient) way?

Are you using `SWT.MULTI` selection tag? – Sorceror Sep 02 '11 at 14:27 — Sorceror, Sep 02 '11 at 14:27
Yes, but I need to hold CTRL to select multiple lines – Ilya Ivanov Sep 02 '11 at 14:44 — Ilya Ivanov, Sep 02 '11 at 14:44
Could you post [SSCCE](http://sscce.org/)? – Sorceror Sep 02 '11 at 15:28 — Sorceror, Sep 02 '11 at 15:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '11 at 21:37

Tableviewer wraps a Table, which multi-select behavior is platform-specific, that means you cannot disable that. If you want to implement your own multi-select behavior you have to implement your own table-widget which does not depend on the Table widget from SWT. The Composite Table should be a good starting point...

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '11 at 13:28

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How about adding the SWT.CHECK attribute when constructing the table so the table entries will be selected with a checkbox?

answered Sep 06 '11 at 13:28

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Yes, that was the second idea I came with :) But I was just curious if what I have described here is possible. – Ilya Ivanov Sep 07 '11 at 09:11

SWT TableViewer multiselection without Ctrl

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