TreeViewCancelEventArgs Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Provides data for the BeforeCheck, BeforeCollapse, BeforeExpand, and BeforeSelect events of a TreeView control.

public ref class TreeViewCancelEventArgs : System::ComponentModel::CancelEventArgs

public class TreeViewCancelEventArgs : System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs

type TreeViewCancelEventArgs = class
    inherit CancelEventArgs

Public Class TreeViewCancelEventArgs
Inherits CancelEventArgs

Inheritance

Object

EventArgs

CancelEventArgs

TreeViewCancelEventArgs

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to change the collapse state of a TreeView so that all the checked nodes are visible. First, all the nodes are collapsed, and a handler is added to the TreeView.BeforeExpand event. Next, all the nodes are expanded. The TreeView.BeforeExpand event handler determines whether a given node has child nodes that are checked. If a node does not have checked children, the expansion is canceled for that node. In order to allow normal node expansion when the plus sign next to a node is clicked, the TreeView.BeforeExpand event handler is then removed.

This behavior can also be implemented by handling the TreeView.BeforeCollapse event, as illustrated in the example for that topic.

For the complete example, see the TreeView.CheckBoxes reference topic.

private:
   void showCheckedNodesButton_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // Disable redrawing of treeView1 to prevent flickering 
      // while changes are made.
      treeView1->BeginUpdate();
      
      // Collapse all nodes of treeView1.
      treeView1->CollapseAll();
      
      // Add the checkForCheckedChildren event handler to the BeforeExpand event.
      treeView1->BeforeExpand += checkForCheckedChildren;
      
      // Expand all nodes of treeView1. Nodes without checked children are 
      // prevented from expanding by the checkForCheckedChildren event handler.
      treeView1->ExpandAll();
      
      // Remove the checkForCheckedChildren event handler from the BeforeExpand 
      // event so manual node expansion will work correctly.
      treeView1->BeforeExpand -= checkForCheckedChildren;
      
      // Enable redrawing of treeView1.
      treeView1->EndUpdate();
   }

   // Prevent expansion of a node that does not have any checked child nodes.
   void CheckForCheckedChildrenHandler( Object^ /*sender*/, TreeViewCancelEventArgs^ e )
   {
      if (  !HasCheckedChildNodes( e->Node ) )
            e->Cancel = true;
   }


   // Returns a value indicating whether the specified 
   // TreeNode has checked child nodes.
   bool HasCheckedChildNodes( TreeNode^ node )
   {
      if ( node->Nodes->Count == 0 )
            return false;

      System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = node->Nodes->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
      {
         TreeNode^ childNode = safe_cast<TreeNode^>(myEnum->Current);
         if ( childNode->Checked )
                  return true;

         // Recursively check the children of the current child node.
         if ( HasCheckedChildNodes( childNode ) )
                  return true;
      }

      return false;
   }

private void showCheckedNodesButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Disable redrawing of treeView1 to prevent flickering 
    // while changes are made.
    treeView1.BeginUpdate();

    // Collapse all nodes of treeView1.
    treeView1.CollapseAll();

    // Add the checkForCheckedChildren event handler to the BeforeExpand event.
    treeView1.BeforeExpand += checkForCheckedChildren;

    // Expand all nodes of treeView1. Nodes without checked children are 
    // prevented from expanding by the checkForCheckedChildren event handler.
    treeView1.ExpandAll();

    // Remove the checkForCheckedChildren event handler from the BeforeExpand 
    // event so manual node expansion will work correctly.
    treeView1.BeforeExpand -= checkForCheckedChildren;

    // Enable redrawing of treeView1.
    treeView1.EndUpdate();
}

// Prevent expansion of a node that does not have any checked child nodes.
private void CheckForCheckedChildrenHandler(object sender, 
    TreeViewCancelEventArgs e)
{
    if (!HasCheckedChildNodes(e.Node)) e.Cancel = true;
}

// Returns a value indicating whether the specified 
// TreeNode has checked child nodes.
private bool HasCheckedChildNodes(TreeNode node)
{
    if (node.Nodes.Count == 0) return false;
    foreach (TreeNode childNode in node.Nodes)
    {
        if (childNode.Checked) return true;
        // Recursively check the children of the current child node.
        if (HasCheckedChildNodes(childNode)) return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Private Sub showCheckedNodesButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    ' Disable redrawing of treeView1 to prevent flickering 
    ' while changes are made.
    treeView1.BeginUpdate()

    ' Collapse all nodes of treeView1.
    treeView1.CollapseAll()

    ' Add the CheckForCheckedChildren event handler to the BeforeExpand event.
    AddHandler treeView1.BeforeExpand, AddressOf CheckForCheckedChildren

    ' Expand all nodes of treeView1. Nodes without checked children are 
    ' prevented from expanding by the checkForCheckedChildren event handler.
    treeView1.ExpandAll()

    ' Remove the checkForCheckedChildren event handler from the BeforeExpand 
    ' event so manual node expansion will work correctly.
    RemoveHandler treeView1.BeforeExpand, AddressOf CheckForCheckedChildren

    ' Enable redrawing of treeView1.
    treeView1.EndUpdate()
End Sub

' Prevent expansion of a node that does not have any checked child nodes.
Private Sub CheckForCheckedChildren(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As TreeViewCancelEventArgs)
    If Not HasCheckedChildNodes(e.Node) Then
        e.Cancel = True
    End If
End Sub

' Returns a value indicating whether the specified 
' TreeNode has checked child nodes.
Private Function HasCheckedChildNodes(ByVal node As TreeNode) As Boolean
    If node.Nodes.Count = 0 Then
        Return False
    End If
    Dim childNode As TreeNode
    For Each childNode In node.Nodes
        If childNode.Checked Then
            Return True
        End If
        ' Recursively check the children of the current child node.
        If HasCheckedChildNodes(childNode) Then
            Return True
        End If
    Next childNode
    Return False
End Function 'HasCheckedChildNodes

Remarks

For more information about handling events, see Handling and Raising Events.

Constructors

TreeViewCancelEventArgs(TreeNode, Boolean, TreeViewAction)

Initializes a new instance of the TreeViewCancelEventArgs class with the specified tree node, a value specifying whether the event is to be canceled, and the type of tree view action that raised the event.

Properties

Action	Gets the type of TreeView action that raised the event.
Cancel	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the event should be canceled. (Inherited from CancelEventArgs)
Node	Gets the tree node to be checked, expanded, collapsed, or selected.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• TreeViewEventArgs