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.NET Framework Class Library
TreeView Class

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Represents a control that displays hierarchical data in a tree structure that has items that can expand and collapse.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property := "ItemContainerStyle", StyleTargetType := GetType(TreeViewItem))> _
Public Class TreeView _
    Inherits ItemsControl
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As TreeView
C#
[StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property = "ItemContainerStyle", StyleTargetType = typeof(TreeViewItem))]
public class TreeView : ItemsControl
Visual C++
[StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property = L"ItemContainerStyle", StyleTargetType = typeof(TreeViewItem))]
public ref class TreeView : public ItemsControl
F#
[<StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property = "ItemContainerStyle", StyleTargetType = typeof(TreeViewItem))>]
type TreeView =  
    class
        inherit ItemsControl
    end
XAML Object Element Usage
<TreeView>
  Items
</TreeView>
Remarks

TreeView is an ItemsControl, which means it can contain a collection of objects of any type (such as string, image, or panel). For more information, see the ItemsControl class.

The following illustration shows a simple TreeView.

TreeView illustration

The contents of a TreeView are TreeViewItem controls that can contain rich content, such as Button and Image controls. A TreeViewItem can contain one or more TreeViewItem objects as its descendants. A TreeView is defined as a hierarchy of TreeViewItem objects.

A TreeView can populate its tree by binding to a data source and using HierarchicalDataTemplate objects. Examples of data sources include XmlDataProvider and ObservableCollection<(Of <(T>)>) objects.

Displaying a large number of items may cause performance issues. See Optimizing Performance: Controls for more information. To improve the performance of a TreeView, see How to: Improve the Performance of a TreeView.

For more information about the TreeView control, see the TreeView Overview.

Dependency properties for this control might be set by the control’s default style. If a property is set by a default style, the property might change from its default value when the control appears in the application. The default style is determined by which desktop theme is used when the application is running. For more information, see Default WPF Themes.

A TreeView has a limited number of levels. For more information, see Visual.

Examples

The following example shows how to create a TreeView.

XAML
<TreeView>
  <TreeViewItem Header="Employee1">
    <TreeViewItem Header="Jesper"/>
    <TreeViewItem Header="Aaberg"/>
    <TreeViewItem Header="12345"/>
  </TreeViewItem>
 <TreeViewItem Header="Employee2">
    <TreeViewItem Header="Dominik"/>
    <TreeViewItem Header="Paiha"/>
    <TreeViewItem Header="98765"/>
  </TreeViewItem>
</TreeView>

More Code

How to: Create Simple or Complex TreeViewsThis example shows how to create simple or complex TreeView controls.
How to: Use SelectedValue, SelectedValuePath, and SelectedItemThis example shows how to use the SelectedValue and SelectedValuePath properties to specify a value for the SelectedItem of a TreeView.
Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
    System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
      System.Windows.Media..::.Visual
        System.Windows..::.UIElement
          System.Windows..::.FrameworkElement
            System.Windows.Controls..::.Control
              System.Windows.Controls..::.ItemsControl
                System.Windows.Controls..::.TreeView
Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4
See Also

Reference

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