Updated: August 2008
Gets or sets the ImageList that contains the Image objects used by the tree nodes.
Namespace:
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:
System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property ImageList As ImageList
Dim instance As TreeView
Dim value As ImageList
value = instance.ImageList
instance.ImageList = value
public ImageList ImageList { get; set; }
public:
property ImageList^ ImageList {
ImageList^ get ();
void set (ImageList^ value);
}
public function get ImageList () : ImageList
public function set ImageList (value : ImageList)
If the ImageList property value is anything other than nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), all the tree nodes display the first Image stored in the ImageList. You can specify which images from the list are displayed for selected and unselected nodes by setting the ImageIndex and SelectedImageIndex properties. Individual TreeNode objects can specify which image is displayed by setting their ImageIndex and SelectedImageIndex properties. These individual settings will override the settings in the corresponding TreeView properties.
The following code example creates and assigns an ImageList to a TreeView control and fills the TreeView control with TreeNode objects. The tree nodes are assigned images from the ImageList that are displayed when in a selected or unselected state. This example requires that you have a Form containing a TreeView, and an ArrayList containing Customer objects that each contain Order objects.
Public Class Customer
Public CustomerOrders As ArrayList
Public CustomerName As String
Public Sub New(myName As String)
CustomerName = myName
CustomerOrders = New ArrayList()
End Sub 'New
End Class 'Customer
Public Class Order
Public OrderID As String
Public Sub New(myOrderID As String)
Me.OrderID = myOrderID
End Sub 'New
End Class 'Order
Private Sub FillTreeView()
' Load the images in an ImageList.
Dim myImageList As New ImageList()
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("Default.gif"))
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("SelectedDefault.gif"))
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("Root.gif"))
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("UnselectedCustomer.gif"))
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("SelectedCustomer.gif"))
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("UnselectedOrder.gif"))
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("SelectedOrder.gif"))
' Assign the ImageList to the TreeView.
myTreeView.ImageList = myImageList
' Set the TreeView control's default image and selected image indexes.
myTreeView.ImageIndex = 0
myTreeView.SelectedImageIndex = 1
' Set the index of image from the
' ImageList for selected and unselected tree nodes.
Me.rootImageIndex = 2
Me.selectedCustomerImageIndex = 3
Me.unselectedCustomerImageIndex = 4
Me.selectedOrderImageIndex = 5
Me.unselectedOrderImageIndex = 6
' Create the root tree node.
Dim rootNode As New TreeNode("CustomerList")
rootNode.ImageIndex = rootImageIndex
rootNode.SelectedImageIndex = rootImageIndex
' Add a main root tree node.
myTreeView.Nodes.Add(rootNode)
' Add a root tree node for each Customer object in the ArrayList.
Dim myCustomer As Customer
For Each myCustomer In customerArray
' Add a child tree node for each Order object.
Dim countIndex As Integer = 0
Dim myTreeNodeArray(myCustomer.CustomerOrders.Count) As TreeNode
Dim myOrder As Order
For Each myOrder In myCustomer.CustomerOrders
' Add the Order tree node to the array.
myTreeNodeArray(countIndex) = New TreeNode(myOrder.OrderID, _
unselectedOrderImageIndex, selectedOrderImageIndex)
countIndex += 1
Next myOrder
' Add the Customer tree node.
Dim customerNode As New TreeNode(myCustomer.CustomerName, _
unselectedCustomerImageIndex, selectedCustomerImageIndex, myTreeNodeArray)
myTreeView.Nodes(0).Nodes.Add(customerNode)
Next myCustomer
End Sub
public class Customer
{
public ArrayList CustomerOrders;
public string CustomerName;
public Customer(string myName)
{
CustomerName = myName;
CustomerOrders = new ArrayList();
}
}
public class Order
{
public string OrderID;
public Order(string myOrderID )
{
this.OrderID = myOrderID;
}
}
private void FillTreeView()
{
// Load the images in an ImageList.
ImageList myImageList = new ImageList();
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("Default.gif"));
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("SelectedDefault.gif"));
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("Root.gif"));
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("UnselectedCustomer.gif"));
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("SelectedCustomer.gif"));
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("UnselectedOrder.gif"));
myImageList.Images.Add(Image.FromFile("SelectedOrder.gif"));
// Assign the ImageList to the TreeView.
myTreeView.ImageList = myImageList;
// Set the TreeView control's default image and selected image indexes.
myTreeView.ImageIndex = 0;
myTreeView.SelectedImageIndex = 1;
/* Set the index of image from the
ImageList for selected and unselected tree nodes.*/
this.rootImageIndex = 2;
this.selectedCustomerImageIndex = 3;
this.unselectedCustomerImageIndex = 4;
this.selectedOrderImageIndex = 5;
this.unselectedOrderImageIndex = 6;
// Create the root tree node.
TreeNode rootNode = new TreeNode("CustomerList");
rootNode.ImageIndex = rootImageIndex;
rootNode.SelectedImageIndex = rootImageIndex;
// Add a main root tree node.
myTreeView.Nodes.Add(rootNode);
// Add a root tree node for each Customer object in the ArrayList.
foreach(Customer myCustomer in customerArray)
{
// Add a child tree node for each Order object.
int countIndex=0;
TreeNode[] myTreeNodeArray = new TreeNode[myCustomer.CustomerOrders.Count];
foreach(Order myOrder in myCustomer.CustomerOrders)
{
// Add the Order tree node to the array.
myTreeNodeArray[countIndex] = new TreeNode(myOrder.OrderID,
unselectedOrderImageIndex, selectedOrderImageIndex);
countIndex++;
}
// Add the Customer tree node.
TreeNode customerNode = new TreeNode(myCustomer.CustomerName,
unselectedCustomerImageIndex, selectedCustomerImageIndex, myTreeNodeArray);
myTreeView.Nodes[0].Nodes.Add(customerNode);
}
}
ref class Customer
{
public:
ArrayList^ CustomerOrders;
String^ CustomerName;
Customer( String^ myName )
{
CustomerName = myName;
CustomerOrders = gcnew ArrayList;
}
};
ref class Order
{
public:
String^ OrderID;
Order( String^ myOrderID )
{
this->OrderID = myOrderID;
}
};
void FillTreeView()
{
// Load the images in an ImageList.
ImageList^ myImageList = gcnew ImageList;
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "Default.gif" ) );
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "SelectedDefault.gif" ) );
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "Root.gif" ) );
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "UnselectedCustomer.gif" ) );
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "SelectedCustomer.gif" ) );
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "UnselectedOrder.gif" ) );
myImageList->Images->Add( Image::FromFile( "SelectedOrder.gif" ) );
// Assign the ImageList to the TreeView.
myTreeView->ImageList = myImageList;
// Set the TreeView control's default image and selected image indexes.
myTreeView->ImageIndex = 0;
myTreeView->SelectedImageIndex = 1;
/* Set the index of image from the
ImageList for selected and unselected tree nodes.*/
this->rootImageIndex = 2;
this->selectedCustomerImageIndex = 3;
this->unselectedCustomerImageIndex = 4;
this->selectedOrderImageIndex = 5;
this->unselectedOrderImageIndex = 6;
// Create the root tree node.
TreeNode^ rootNode = gcnew TreeNode( "CustomerList" );
rootNode->ImageIndex = rootImageIndex;
rootNode->SelectedImageIndex = rootImageIndex;
// Add a main root tree node.
myTreeView->Nodes->Add( rootNode );
// Add a root tree node for each Customer object in the ArrayList.
IEnumerator^ myEnum = customerArray->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
Customer^ myCustomer = safe_cast<Customer^>(myEnum->Current);
// Add a child tree node for each Order object.
int countIndex = 0;
array<TreeNode^>^myTreeNodeArray = gcnew array<TreeNode^>(myCustomer->CustomerOrders->Count);
IEnumerator^ myEnum = myCustomer->CustomerOrders->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
Order^ myOrder = safe_cast<Order^>(myEnum->Current);
// Add the Order tree node to the array.
myTreeNodeArray[ countIndex ] = gcnew TreeNode( myOrder->OrderID,unselectedOrderImageIndex,selectedOrderImageIndex );
countIndex++;
}
TreeNode^ customerNode = gcnew TreeNode( myCustomer->CustomerName,unselectedCustomerImageIndex,selectedCustomerImageIndex,myTreeNodeArray );
myTreeView->Nodes[ 0 ]->Nodes->Add( customerNode );
}
}
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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
Reference
Date | History | Reason |
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August 2008
| Added text to Remarks section about how to specify images for tree nodes. |
Information enhancement.
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