# JavaScript Completion Proposal Sorters

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.javaCompletionProposalSorters

###### Since:

3.2

###### Description:

This extension point allows to contribute sorters that may modify the completion proposal ordering in the JavaScript editor.

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (proposalSorter+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

- point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
- id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
- name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT proposalSorter EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST proposalSorter

id CDATA #REQUIRED

name CDATA #IMPLIED

class CDATA #REQUIRED>

A proposal sorter contribution.

- id - the unique identifier of the sorter
- name - the label of the sorter as shown in the preferences. It should be a continuation of the phrase "Sort proposals...", for example "by relevance".
- class - the name of the class that implements the contributed sorter. The class must be a public subclass of `org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.text.java.AbstractProposalSorter` and must have a public 0-argument constructor.

###### Examples:

    <extension
     point="org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.javaCompletionProposalSorters">
     <proposalSorter
      id="org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.RelevanceSorter"
      name="by relevance"
      class="org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.text.java.RelevanceSorter"/>
    </extension>

###### API Information:

See `AbstractProposalSorter`.

###### Supplied Implementation:

`org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.text.java.RelevanceSorter` and `org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.text.java.AlphabeticSorter` implement the two default sort behaviors.

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