JDK-6468572 : Plugins order doesn't follow pluginpath
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: jconsole
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2006-09-08
  • Updated: 2011-03-08
  • Resolved: 2011-03-08
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Description
The discovered list of plugins is put in an HashMap<SwingWorker, 
JConsolePlugins> This map is then iterated thanks to the keySet. This 
set that doesn't return the set of plugins in the same order each time.
Comments
EVALUATION Will fix it in an update release.
13-09-2006
SUGGESTED FIX Change in VMPanel plugins = new HashMap<JConsolePlugin, SwingWorker<?,?>>(); to plugins = new LinkedHashMap<JConsolePlugin, SwingWorker<?,?>>();
08-09-2006