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A simple generic TreeList

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18 Aug 2010CPOL 21K   6   2
Convert a generic list of (recursive) objects into a simple hierarchical TreeList


Description


An easy way to convert a generic list into a hierarchical treelist.



Using the code


C#
//A list of nested categories
List<Category> items = getItems();
TreeView<Category> tv = items.ToTreeView(
	c => c.Id, //Primary key
	c => c.ParentId //Foreign key
);
TreeControl1.SetDataSource(
	tv, //Items
	c => c.Title, //DisplayMember
	c => "javascript:alert('" + c.Title + " (id: " + c.Id.ToString() + ")');" //ValueMember
);


C#
//A list of nested directories
TreeList<string> tree = getFolderTree(foldername);
TreeControl2.SetDataSource(
	tree, //Items
	s => s.Substring(s.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1), //DisplayMember
	s => "javascript:alert('" + Server.HtmlEncode(s).Replace(@"\", @"\\") + "');" //ValueMember
);

private TreeList<string> getFolderTree(string folder) {
	string[] folders = Directory.GetDirectories(folder);
	TreeList<string> tree = new TreeList<string>();
	foreach (string dir in folders) {
		tree.Add(dir, folder);
		tree.AddRange(getFolderTree(dir));
	}
	return tree;
}

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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GeneralReason for my vote of 5 good tip Pin
Pranay Rana20-Aug-10 0:03
professionalPranay Rana20-Aug-10 0:03 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Nice job~! Pin
Yu-Cheng Chang18-Aug-10 16:22
Yu-Cheng Chang18-Aug-10 16:22 

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