TreeView (tvw)

TreeView (tvw) - Allows you to display a hierarchy of nodes with parents and child.


Examples



What is a TreeNode ?

This is the object that represents an node of a TreeView.
Each TreeNode can contain a collection of other TreeNode objects.
To determine your location in a tree structure, use the FullPath property
The FullPath string can be parsed using the PathSeparator string value to determine where a TreeNode label begins and ends.


The TreeNode label is set by setting the Text property explicitly.
The label is displayed next to the TreeNode image, if one is displayed.


The Nodes collection holds all the child TreeNode objects assigned to the current TreeNode
You can add, remove, or clone a TreeNode; when doing so, all child tree nodes are added, removed, or cloned


Iterating Through a TreeView

Selecting specific tree nodes and iterating through the Nodes collection can be achieved by using the following property values: FirstNode, LastNode, NextNode, PrevNode, NextVisibleNode, PrevVisibleNode.
Assign the TreeNode returned by one of aforementioned properties to the TreeView.SelectedNode property to select that tree node in the TreeView control.


Tree node collections start at 0.

For inodecount = 0 To objParentNode.Nodes.Count - 1 
   objnode = objParentNode.Nodes(inodecount)

    If objnode.Text >= sNodeText Then
        iinsertposition = inodecount
    Exit For

Next inodecount




Adding Nodes Manually

You can use the TreeNode Editor dialog box to add nodes to a treeview at design time.



Adding Nodes Programatically


When adding a large number of nodes you should place your code between the following two lines

TreeView.BeginUpdate 
'add all the nodes
TreeView.EndUpdate


You can add nodes to a TreeView by adding TreeNode objects.
The constructor for this object can take the Text for the node, the image index and the selected image index.

Dim objnode as System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode 
objnode = objParentNode.Nodes(inodecount)


Adding Images

To display images next to the tree nodes, assign an ImageList to the ImageList property of the parent TreeView control and assign an Image by referencing its index value in the ImageList property.
Set the ImageIndex property to the index value of the Image you want to display when the TreeNode is in an unselected state.
Likewise, set the SelectedImageIndex property to the index value of the Image you want to display when the TreeNode is selected.


Inserting Nodes


This inserts a new node after the first node

TreeView.Nodes.Insert(1, New TreeNode("Another root node") 

Recursive function that stops when there is no parent
Private Function GetParentString(ByVal Node as TreeNode) As String
Dim suffix as string


If (node.Parent Is Nothing) Then
Return Node.Text
Else
If (Node.Nodes.Count = 0) Then
suffix = ""
else
suffix = "\"
end if


Return GetParentString(Node.Parent) + Node.Text + suffix


end if
End Function



Select a Node

Dim objtreenode As System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode 
objtreeview.SelectedNode = objNodeToSelect

Selecting a Node with the Right Mouse button

A tree node is not selected by default when you select it with the right mouse button.
You can use the following event to explicitely select it when you use the right mouse button.

Private Sub tvwTreeView_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
                                  ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) _
                                  Handles tvwDiagram.MouseDown

   Dim objtreenode As System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode

   objtreenode = Me.tvwDiagram.GetNodeAt(e.X, e.Y)

   tvwTreeView.SelectedNode = objtreenode
End Sub


Expanding all the Tree Nodes

trvTreeView.ExpandAll 


Expanding a particular Tree Nodes

You can expand a TreeNode by calling the Expand method
To expand all child tree node levels in the Nodes collection, call the ExpandAll method




Collapsing Tree Nodes

You can collapse the child TreeNode level by calling the Collapse method


You can also call the Toggle method to alternate the TreeNode between the expanded and collapsed states.



Using Images


Add an ImageList to the windows form
Create icons in the resource editor (32x32)
Add those icons to the ImageList
Link the ImageList to the Treeview


icon defaults - node selected - image position 0
icon defaults - node NOT selected - image position 1


include a link to Controls > ImageList (img)



CheckBoxes


Tree nodes can optionally display a check box
To display the check boxes, set the CheckBoxes property of the TreeView to true
The Checked property is set to true for tree nodes that are in a checked state.


Sorting

treeview1.sorted = true; 


Properties - TreeView

BackgroundImageGets or set the background image for the TreeView control.
BackgroundImageLayoutGets or sets the layout of the background image for the TreeView control.
BorderStyleGets or sets the border style of the tree view control.
ForeColorThe current foreground color for this control, which is the color the control uses to draw its text.
FullRowSelect Gets or sets a value indicating whether the selection highlight spans the width of the tree view control.
HideSelectionGets or sets a value indicating whether the selected tree node remains highlighted even when the tree view has lost the focus.
HotTracking Gets or sets a value indicating whether a tree node label takes on the appearance of a hyperlink as the mouse pointer passes over it.
ImageIndex Gets or sets the image-list index value of the default image that is displayed by the tree nodes.
ImageKey Gets or sets the key of the default image for each node in the TreeView control when it is in an unselected state.
ImageList Gets or sets the ImageList that contains the Image objects used by the tree nodes.
Indent Gets or sets the distance to indent each of the child tree node levels.
ItemHeight Gets or sets the height of each tree node in the tree view control.
LabelEdit Gets or sets a value indicating whether the label text of the tree nodes can be edited.
LineColor Gets or sets the color of the lines connecting the nodes of the TreeView control.
Nodes Gets the collection of tree nodes that are assigned to the tree view control.
Padding Gets or sets the spacing between the TreeView control's contents and its edges.
PathSeparator Gets or sets the delimiter string that the tree node path uses.
RightToLeftLayout Gets or sets a value indicating whether the TreeView should be laid out from right-to-left.
Scrollable Gets or sets a value indicating whether the tree view control displays scroll bars when they are needed.
SelectedImageIndex Gets or sets the image list index value of the image that is displayed when a tree node is selected.
SelectedImageKey Gets or sets the key of the default image shown when a TreeNode is in a selected state.
SelectedNode Gets or sets the tree node that is currently selected in the tree view control.
ShowLines Gets or sets a value indicating whether lines are drawn between tree nodes in the tree view control.
ShowNodeToolTips Gets or sets a value indicating ToolTips are shown when the mouse pointer hovers over a TreeNode.
ShowPlusMinus Gets or sets a value indicating whether plus-sign (+) and minus-sign (-) buttons are displayed next to tree nodes that contain child tree nodes.
ShowRootLines Gets or sets a value indicating whether lines are drawn between the tree nodes that are at the root of the tree view.
Sorted Gets or sets a value indicating whether the tree nodes in the tree view are sorted.
Text Gets or sets the text of the TreeView.
TopNode Gets or sets the first fully-visible tree node in the tree view control.
TreeViewNodeSorter Gets or sets the implementation of IComparer to perform a custom sort of the TreeView nodes.
VisibleCount Gets the number of tree nodes that can be fully visible in the tree view control.

Properties - Node

BackColor Gets or sets the background color of the tree node.
Bounds Gets the bounds of the tree node.
Checked Gets or sets a value indicating whether the tree node is in a checked state.
ContextMenu Gets the shortcut menu associated with this tree node.
ContextMenuStrip Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with this tree node.
FirstNode Gets the first child tree node in the tree node collection.
ForeColor Gets or sets the foreground color of the tree node.
FullPath Gets the path from the root tree node to the current tree node.
Handle Gets the handle of the tree node.
ImageIndex Gets or sets the image list index value of the image displayed when the tree node is in the unselected state.
ImageKey Gets or sets the key for the image associated with this tree node when the node is in an unselected state.
Index Gets the position of the tree node in the tree node collection.
IsEditing Gets a value indicating whether the tree node is in an editable state.
IsExpanded Gets a value indicating whether the tree node is in the expanded state.
IsSelected Gets a value indicating whether the tree node is in the selected state.
IsVisible Gets a value indicating whether the tree node is visible or partially visible.
LastNode Gets the last child tree node.
Level Gets the zero-based depth of the tree node in the TreeView control.
Name Gets or sets the name of the tree node.
NextNode Gets the next sibling tree node.
NextVisibleNode Gets the next visible tree node.
NodeFont Gets or sets the font used to display the text on the tree node's label.
Nodes Gets the collection of TreeNode objects assigned to the current tree node.
Parent Gets the parent tree node of the current tree node.
PrevNode Gets the previous sibling tree node.
PrevVisibleNode Gets the previous visible tree node.
SelectedImageIndex Gets or sets the image list index value of the image that is displayed when the tree node is in the selected state.
SelectedImageKey Gets or sets the key of the image displayed in the tree node when it is in a selected state.
StateImageIndex Gets or sets the index of the image used to indicate the state of the TreeNode when the parent TreeView has its CheckBoxes property set to false.
StateImageKey Gets or sets the key of the image used to indicate the state of the TreeNode when the parent TreeView has its CheckBoxes property set to false.
Tag Gets or sets the object that contains data about the tree node.
Text Gets or sets the text displayed in the label of the tree node.
ToolTipText Gets or sets the text that appears when the mouse pointer hovers over a TreeNode.
TreeView Gets the parent tree view that the tree node is assigned to.

Methods - Node

BeginEdit Initiates the editing of the tree node label.
Clone Copies the tree node and the entire subtree rooted at this tree node.
Collapse Collapses the TreeNode.
EndEdit Ends the editing of the tree node label.
EnsureVisible Ensures that the tree node is visible, expanding tree nodes and scrolling the tree view control as necessary.
Expand Expands the tree node.
ExpandAll Expands all the child tree nodes.
FromHandle Returns the tree node with the specified handle and assigned to the specified tree view control.
GetNodeCount Returns the number of child tree nodes.
Remove Removes the current tree node from the tree view control.
Toggle Toggles the tree node to either the expanded or collapsed state.


Methods - TreeView

BeginUpdate Disables any redrawing of the tree view.
CollapseAll Collapses all the tree nodes.
EndUpdate Enables the redrawing of the tree view.
ExpandAll Expands all the tree nodes.
GetNodeAt Retrieves the tree node that is at the specified location.
GetNodeCount Retrieves the number of tree nodes, optionally including those in all subtrees, assigned to the tree view control.
HitTest Provides node information, given a point.
Sort Sorts the items in TreeView control.


Events

AfterCheck Occurs after the tree node check box is checked.
AfterCollapse Occurs after the tree node is collapsed.
AfterExpand Occurs after the tree node is expanded.
AfterLabelEdit Occurs after the tree node label text is edited.
AfterSelect Occurs after the tree node is selected.
BackgroundImageChanged Occurs when the BackgroundImage property changes.
BackgroundImageLayoutChanged Occurs when the BackgroundImageLayout property changes.
BeforeCheck Occurs before the tree node check box is checked.
BeforeCollapse Occurs before the tree node is collapsed.
BeforeExpand Occurs before the tree node is expanded.
BeforeLabelEdit Occurs before the tree node label text is edited.
BeforeSelect Occurs before the tree node is selected.
ItemDrag Occurs when the user begins dragging a node.
NodeMouseClick Occurs when the user clicks a TreeNode with the mouse.
NodeMouseDoubleClick Occurs when the user double-clicks a TreeNode with the mouse.
NodeMouseHover Occurs when the mouse hovers over a TreeNode.
PaddingChanged Occurs when the value of the Padding property changes.
Paint Occurs when the TreeView is drawn.
RightToLeftLayoutChanged Occurs when the value of the RightToLeftLayout property changes.
TextChanged Occurs when the Text property changes.

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