TreeView.BeforeCheck Event
Definition
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Occurs before the tree node check box is checked.
public:
event System::Windows::Forms::TreeViewCancelEventHandler ^ BeforeCheck;
public event System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewCancelEventHandler BeforeCheck;
public event System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewCancelEventHandler? BeforeCheck;
member this.BeforeCheck : System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewCancelEventHandler
Public Custom Event BeforeCheck As TreeViewCancelEventHandler
Event Type
Examples
The following code example updates all the child tree nodes of a TreeNode when the user changes its checked state. This code requires that you have a Form with a TreeView that has TreeNode objects in its TreeNodeCollection. The TreeNodeCollection should have tree nodes with child nodes.
// Updates all child tree nodes recursively.
void CheckAllChildNodes( TreeNode^ treeNode, bool nodeChecked )
{
IEnumerator^ myEnum = treeNode->Nodes->GetEnumerator();
while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
{
TreeNode^ node = safe_cast<TreeNode^>(myEnum->Current);
node->Checked = nodeChecked;
if ( node->Nodes->Count > 0 )
{
// If the current node has child nodes, call the CheckAllChildsNodes method recursively.
this->CheckAllChildNodes( node, nodeChecked );
}
}
}
// NOTE This code can be added to the BeforeCheck event handler instead of the AfterCheck event.
// After a tree node's Checked property is changed, all its child nodes are updated to the same value.
void node_AfterCheck( Object^ /*sender*/, TreeViewEventArgs^ e )
{
// The code only executes if the user caused the checked state to change.
if ( e->Action != TreeViewAction::Unknown )
{
if ( e->Node->Nodes->Count > 0 )
{
/* Calls the CheckAllChildNodes method, passing in the current
Checked value of the TreeNode whose checked state changed. */
this->CheckAllChildNodes( e->Node, e->Node->Checked );
}
}
}
// Updates all child tree nodes recursively.
private void CheckAllChildNodes(TreeNode treeNode, bool nodeChecked)
{
foreach(TreeNode node in treeNode.Nodes)
{
node.Checked = nodeChecked;
if(node.Nodes.Count > 0)
{
// If the current node has child nodes, call the CheckAllChildsNodes method recursively.
this.CheckAllChildNodes(node, nodeChecked);
}
}
}
// NOTE This code can be added to the BeforeCheck event handler instead of the AfterCheck event.
// After a tree node's Checked property is changed, all its child nodes are updated to the same value.
private void node_AfterCheck(object sender, TreeViewEventArgs e)
{
// The code only executes if the user caused the checked state to change.
if(e.Action != TreeViewAction.Unknown)
{
if(e.Node.Nodes.Count > 0)
{
/* Calls the CheckAllChildNodes method, passing in the current
Checked value of the TreeNode whose checked state changed. */
this.CheckAllChildNodes(e.Node, e.Node.Checked);
}
}
}
' Updates all child tree nodes recursively.
Private Sub CheckAllChildNodes(treeNode As TreeNode, nodeChecked As Boolean)
Dim node As TreeNode
For Each node In treeNode.Nodes
node.Checked = nodeChecked
If node.Nodes.Count > 0 Then
' If the current node has child nodes, call the CheckAllChildsNodes method recursively.
Me.CheckAllChildNodes(node, nodeChecked)
End If
Next node
End Sub
' NOTE This code can be added to the BeforeCheck event handler instead of the AfterCheck event.
' After a tree node's Checked property is changed, all its child nodes are updated to the same value.
Private Sub node_AfterCheck(sender As Object, e As TreeViewEventArgs) Handles treeView1.AfterCheck
' The code only executes if the user caused the checked state to change.
If e.Action <> TreeViewAction.Unknown Then
If e.Node.Nodes.Count > 0 Then
' Calls the CheckAllChildNodes method, passing in the current
' Checked value of the TreeNode whose checked state changed.
Me.CheckAllChildNodes(e.Node, e.Node.Checked)
End If
End If
End Sub
Remarks
Note
Setting the TreeNode.Checked property from within the BeforeCheck or AfterCheck event causes the event to be raised multiple times and can result in unexpected behavior. For example, you might set the Checked property in the event handler when you are recursively updating the child nodes, so that the user does not have to expand and check each one individually. To prevent the event from being raised multiple times, add logic to your event handler that only executes your recursive code if the Action property of the TreeViewEventArgs is not set to TreeViewAction.Unknown.
For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.