TreeNode.SelectAction Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

SelectAction Property

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TreeNode..::.SelectAction Property

Gets or sets the event or events to raise when a node is selected.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Property SelectAction As TreeNodeSelectAction

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TreeNode
Dim value As TreeNodeSelectAction

value = instance.SelectAction

instance.SelectAction = value

public TreeNodeSelectAction SelectAction { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property TreeNodeSelectAction SelectAction {
    TreeNodeSelectAction get ();
    void set (TreeNodeSelectAction value);
}

JScript

public function get SelectAction () : TreeNodeSelectAction
public function set SelectAction (value : TreeNodeSelectAction)

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls..::.TreeNodeSelectAction
One of the TreeNodeSelectAction values. The default is TreeNodeSelectAction.Select.

Remarks

The text of a node in the TreeView control can be in one of two modes: selection mode or navigation mode. By default, a node is in selection mode. To put a node into navigation mode, set the node's NavigateUrl property to a value other than an empty string (""). To put a node into selection mode, set the node's NavigateUrl property to an empty string.

Note:
When a node is in navigation mode, selection events are disabled for that node. Clicking a node will direct the user to the specified URL, rather than posting the page back to the server and raising an event.

When a node is in selection mode, use the SelectAction property to specify which event or events are raised when a node is selected. The following table lists the available options.

Selection action	Description
TreeNodeSelectAction.Expand	Toggles the node between expanded and collapsed. Raises the TreeNodeExpanded event or the TreeNodeCollapsed event as appropriate.
TreeNodeSelectAction.None	Raises no events when a node is selected.
TreeNodeSelectAction.Select	Raises the SelectedNodeChanged event when a node is selected.
TreeNodeSelectAction.SelectExpand	Raises both the SelectedNodeChanged and the TreeNodeExpanded events when a node is selected. Nodes are only expanded, never collapsed.

Note:
The HoverNodeStyle property is not rendered for a node with its SelectAction property set to TreeNodeSelectAction.None.

The value of this property is stored in view state.

Topic	Location
How to: Add or Delete TreeView Node Elements	Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio
How to: Add or Delete TreeView Node Elements	Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio
How to: Add or Delete TreeView Node Elements (Visual Studio)	Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the SelectAction property to specify which event is raised when a node is clicked.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  Sub PopulateNode(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As TreeNodeEventArgs)

    ' Call the appropriate method to populate a node at a particular level.
    Select Case e.Node.Depth

      Case 0
        ' Populate the first-level nodes.
        PopulateCategories(e.Node)

      Case 1
        ' Populate the second-level nodes.
        PopulateProducts(e.Node)

      Case Else
        ' Do nothing.

    End Select

  End Sub

  Sub PopulateCategories(ByVal node As TreeNode)

    ' Query for the product categories. These are the values
    ' for the second-level nodes.
    Dim ResultSet As DataSet = RunQuery("Select CategoryID, CategoryName From Categories")

    ' Create the second-level nodes.
    If ResultSet.Tables.Count > 0 Then

      ' Iterate through and create a new node for each row in the query results.
      ' Notice that the query results are stored in the table of the DataSet.
      Dim row As DataRow

      For Each row In ResultSet.Tables(0).Rows

        ' Create the new node. Notice that the CategoryId is stored in the Value property 
        ' of the node. This will make querying for items in a specific category easier when
        ' the third-level nodes are created. 
        Dim newNode As TreeNode = New TreeNode()
        Newnode.Text = row("CategoryName").ToString() 
        Newnode.Value = row("CategoryID").ToString()

        ' Set the PopulateOnDemand property to true so that the child nodes can be 
        ' dynamically populated.
        newNode.PopulateOnDemand = True

        ' Set additional properties for the node.
        newNode.SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Expand

        ' Add the new node to the ChildNodes collection of the parent node.
        node.ChildNodes.Add(newNode)

      Next

    End If

  End Sub

  Sub PopulateProducts(ByVal node As TreeNode)

    ' Query for the products of the current category. These are the values
    ' for the third-level nodes.
    Dim ResultSet As DataSet = RunQuery("Select ProductName From Products Where CategoryID=" & node.Value)

    ' Create the third-level nodes.
    If ResultSet.Tables.Count > 0 Then

      ' Iterate through and create a new node for each row in the query results.
      ' Notice that the query results are stored in the table of the DataSet.
      Dim row As DataRow

      For Each row In ResultSet.Tables(0).Rows

        ' Create the new node.
        Dim NewNode As TreeNode = New TreeNode(row("ProductName").ToString())

        ' Set the PopulateOnDemand property to false, because these are leaf nodes and
        ' do not need to be populated.
        NewNode.PopulateOnDemand = False

        ' Set additional properties for the node.
        NewNode.SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None

        ' Add the new node to the ChildNodes collection of the parent node.
        node.ChildNodes.Add(NewNode)

      Next

    End If

  End Sub

  Function RunQuery(ByVal QueryString As String) As DataSet

    ' Declare the connection string. This example uses Microsoft SQL Server 
    ' and connects to the Northwind sample database.
    Dim ConnectionString As String = "server=localhost;database=NorthWind;Integrated Security=SSPI"

    Dim DBConnection As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
    Dim DBAdapter As SqlDataAdapter
    Dim ResultsDataSet As DataSet = New DataSet

    Try

      ' Run the query and create a DataSet.
      DBAdapter = New SqlDataAdapter(QueryString, DBConnection)
      DBAdapter.Fill(ResultsDataSet)

      ' Close the database connection.
      DBConnection.Close()

    Catch ex As Exception

      ' Close the database connection if it is still open.
      If DBConnection.State = ConnectionState.Open Then

        DBConnection.Close()

      End If

      Message.Text = "Unable to connect to the database."

    End Try

    Return ResultsDataSet

  End Function

</script>

<html  >
  <head runat="server">
    <title>TreeView PopulateNodesFromClient Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>TreeView PopulateNodesFromClient Example</h3>

      <asp:TreeView id="LinksTreeView"
        Font-Names= "Arial"
        ForeColor="Blue"
        EnableClientScript="true"
        PopulateNodesFromClient="true"  
        OnTreeNodePopulate="PopulateNode"
        runat="server">

        <Nodes>

          <asp:TreeNode Text="Inventory" 
            SelectAction="Expand"  
            PopulateOnDemand="true"/>

        </Nodes>

      </asp:TreeView>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Message" runat="server"/>

    </form>
  </body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  void PopulateNode(Object sender, TreeNodeEventArgs e)
  {

    // Call the appropriate method to populate a node at a particular level.
    switch(e.Node.Depth)
    {
      case 0:
        // Populate the first-level nodes.
        PopulateCategories(e.Node);
        break;
      case 1:
        // Populate the second-level nodes.
        PopulateProducts(e.Node);
        break;
      default:
        // Do nothing.
        break;
    }

  }

  void PopulateCategories(TreeNode node)
  {

    // Query for the product categories. These are the values
    // for the second-level nodes.
    DataSet ResultSet = RunQuery("Select CategoryID, CategoryName From Categories");

    // Create the second-level nodes.
    if(ResultSet.Tables.Count > 0)
    {

      // Iterate through and create a new node for each row in the query results.
      // Notice that the query results are stored in the table of the DataSet.
      foreach (DataRow row in ResultSet.Tables[0].Rows)
      {

        // Create the new node. Notice that the CategoryId is stored in the Value property 
        // of the node. This will make querying for items in a specific category easier when
        // the third-level nodes are created. 
        TreeNode newNode = new TreeNode();
        newNode.Text = row["CategoryName"].ToString(); 
        newNode.Value = row["CategoryID"].ToString();        

        // Set the PopulateOnDemand property to true so that the child nodes can be 
        // dynamically populated.
        newNode.PopulateOnDemand = true;

        // Set additional properties for the node.
        newNode.SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Expand;

        // Add the new node to the ChildNodes collection of the parent node.
        node.ChildNodes.Add(newNode);

      }

    }

  }

  void PopulateProducts(TreeNode node)
  {

    // Query for the products of the current category. These are the values
    // for the third-level nodes.
    DataSet ResultSet = RunQuery("Select ProductName From Products Where CategoryID=" + node.Value);

    // Create the third-level nodes.
    if(ResultSet.Tables.Count > 0)
    {

      // Iterate through and create a new node for each row in the query results.
      // Notice that the query results are stored in the table of the DataSet.
      foreach (DataRow row in ResultSet.Tables[0].Rows)
      {

        // Create the new node.
        TreeNode NewNode = new TreeNode(row["ProductName"].ToString());

        // Set the PopulateOnDemand property to false, because these are leaf nodes and
        // do not need to be populated.
        NewNode.PopulateOnDemand = false;

        // Set additional properties for the node.
        NewNode.SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None;

        // Add the new node to the ChildNodes collection of the parent node.
        node.ChildNodes.Add(NewNode);

      }

    }

  }

  DataSet RunQuery(String QueryString)
  {

    // Declare the connection string. This example uses Microsoft SQL Server 
    // and connects to the Northwind sample database.
    String ConnectionString = "server=localhost;database=NorthWind;Integrated Security=SSPI"; 

    SqlConnection DBConnection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
    SqlDataAdapter DBAdapter;
    DataSet ResultsDataSet = new DataSet();

    try
    {

      // Run the query and create a DataSet.
      DBAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(QueryString, DBConnection);
      DBAdapter.Fill(ResultsDataSet);

      // Close the database connection.
      DBConnection.Close();

    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {

      // Close the database connection if it is still open.
      if(DBConnection.State == ConnectionState.Open)
      {
        DBConnection.Close();
      }

      Message.Text = "Unable to connect to the database.";

    }

    return ResultsDataSet;

  }

</script>

<html  >
  <head runat="server">
    <title>TreeView PopulateNodesFromClient Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>TreeView PopulateNodesFromClient Example</h3>

      <asp:TreeView id="LinksTreeView"
        Font-Names= "Arial"
        ForeColor="Blue"
        EnableClientScript="true"
        PopulateNodesFromClient="true"  
        OnTreeNodePopulate="PopulateNode"
        runat="server">

        <Nodes>

          <asp:TreeNode Text="Inventory" 
            SelectAction="Expand"  
            PopulateOnDemand="true"/>

        </Nodes>

      </asp:TreeView>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Message" runat="server"/>

    </form>
  </body>
</html>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

TreeNode Class

TreeNode Members

System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace