TreeNode.Select Method
Definition
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Selects the current node in the TreeView control.
public:
void Select();public void Select ();member this.Select : unit -> unitPublic Sub Select ()Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Select method to select a node in the TreeView control.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
void Button_Command(Object sender, CommandEventArgs e)
{
// Iterate through the child nodes of the root node and find
// the nodes for Chapter One and Chapter Two.
foreach(TreeNode node in LinksTreeView.Nodes[0].ChildNodes)
{
// Select the appropriate node based on which button was clicked.
switch(node.Text)
{
case "Chapter One":
// If the button clicked was "Chapter One", select the node
// using the Selected property.
if (e.CommandName == "Chapter One")
{
// Select the node using the Selected property.
node.Selected = true;
}
break;
case "Chapter Two":
// If the button clicked was "Chapter Two", select the node
// using the Select method.
if (e.CommandName == "Chapter Two")
{
// Select the node using the Select method.
node.Select();
}
break;
default:
// Do nothing.
break;
}
}
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>TreeNode Selected and Select() Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>TreeNode Selected and Select() Example</h3>
<asp:TreeView id="LinksTreeView"
Font-Names= "Arial"
ForeColor="Blue"
SelectedNodeStyle-BackColor="Yellow"
ExpandDepth="2"
runat="server">
<LevelStyles>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="10"
Font-Bold="true"
Font-Size="12pt"
ForeColor="DarkGreen"/>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="5"
Font-Bold="true"
Font-Size="10pt"/>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="5"
Font-UnderLine="true"
Font-Size="10pt"/>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="10"
Font-Size="8pt"/>
</LevelStyles>
<Nodes>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Table of Contents">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Chapter One"
Selected="True">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Section 1.0">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.0.1"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.0.2"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.0.3"/>
</asp:TreeNode>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Section 1.1">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.1"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.2"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.3"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.4"/>
</asp:TreeNode>
</asp:TreeNode>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Chapter Two">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Section 2.0">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 2.0.1"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 2.0.2"/>
</asp:TreeNode>
</asp:TreeNode>
</asp:TreeNode>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Appendix A" />
<asp:TreeNode Text="Appendix B" />
<asp:TreeNode Text="Appendix C" />
</Nodes>
</asp:TreeView>
<br /><br />
<asp:Button id="SelectChapterOneButton"
Text="Select Chapter One"
CommandName="Chapter One"
OnCommand="Button_Command"
runat="server"/>
<asp:Button id="SelectChapterTwoButton"
Text="Select Chapter Two"
CommandName="Chapter Two"
OnCommand="Button_Command"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Sub Button_Command(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CommandEventArgs)
' Iterate through the child nodes of the root node and find
' the nodes for Chapter One and Chapter Two.
Dim node As TreeNode
For Each node In LinksTreeView.Nodes(0).ChildNodes
' Select the appropriate node based on which button was clicked.
Select Case node.Text
Case "Chapter One"
' If the button clicked was "Chapter One", select the node
' using the Selected property.
If e.CommandName = "Chapter One" Then
' Select the node using the Selected property.
node.Selected = True
End If
Case "Chapter Two"
' If the button clicked was "Chapter Two", select the node
' using the Selected method.
If e.CommandName = "Chapter Two" Then
' Select the node using the Select method.
node.Select()
End If
Case Else
' Do nothing.
End Select
Next
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>TreeNode Selected and Select() Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>TreeNode Selected and Select() Example</h3>
<asp:TreeView id="LinksTreeView"
Font-Names= "Arial"
ForeColor="Blue"
SelectedNodeStyle-BackColor="Yellow"
ExpandDepth="2"
runat="server">
<LevelStyles>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="10"
Font-Bold="true"
Font-Size="12pt"
ForeColor="DarkGreen"/>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="5"
Font-Bold="true"
Font-Size="10pt"/>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="5"
Font-UnderLine="true"
Font-Size="10pt"/>
<asp:TreeNodeStyle ChildNodesPadding="10"
Font-Size="8pt"/>
</LevelStyles>
<Nodes>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Table of Contents">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Chapter One"
Selected="True">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Section 1.0">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.0.1"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.0.2"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.0.3"/>
</asp:TreeNode>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Section 1.1">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.1"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.2"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.3"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 1.1.4"/>
</asp:TreeNode>
</asp:TreeNode>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Chapter Two">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Section 2.0">
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 2.0.1"/>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Topic 2.0.2"/>
</asp:TreeNode>
</asp:TreeNode>
</asp:TreeNode>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Appendix A" />
<asp:TreeNode Text="Appendix B" />
<asp:TreeNode Text="Appendix C" />
</Nodes>
</asp:TreeView>
<br /><br />
<asp:Button id="SelectChapterOneButton"
Text="Select Chapter One"
CommandName="Chapter One"
OnCommand="Button_Command"
runat="server"/>
<asp:Button id="SelectChapterTwoButton"
Text="Select Chapter Two"
CommandName="Chapter Two"
OnCommand="Button_Command"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the Select method to select the current node in the TreeView control.
Note As an alternative, you can also select the current node by setting the Selected property to true.
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