How to build an ASP.NET TreeView From Scratch…?

Quickly, by head (could not check in VS2k8 now), I would do it something like this using Linq to SQL.

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I am trying my damnedest get Hierarchical data to output to the user, but its not working. I have a table with text, a itemID and a parentID. I want to display the information in a tree view format, but asp.net" rel="nofollow">asp.net's standard control just doesn't work... Can anyone point me in the right direction of how to output this into a treeview.

I have tried nesting repeaters, straight out html building from codebehind and the treeview control. I still haven't found a solution... Can anyone help me out? C# asp.net" rel="nofollow">asp.net treeview threaded-comments link|improve this question asked Jan 15 '09 at 17:17SpoiledTechie.

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Quickly, by head (could not check in VS2k8 now), I would do it something like this using Linq to SQL private void BuildTree() { List items = from item in dataContext. Items select item; List rootItems = items. FindAll(p => p.

ParentID == null ); foreach ( Item item in rootItems ) { TreeViewNode tvi = new TreeViewNode(item. Text); BuildChildNodes(tvi, items, item. ID); YourTreeNodeName.Nodes.

Add(tvi); } } private void BuildChildNodes(TreeViewNode parentNode, List items, long parentID) { List children = items. FindAll ( p => p. ParentID = parentID ); foreach( Item item in children) { TreeViewNode tvi = new TreeViewNode(item.

Text); parentNode.Nodes. Add(tvi); BuildChildNodes(tvi, items, item. ID); } }.

As I understand it, if you have a database table with hierarchical data, you have two options: create your own custom data source, or programmatically bind the treeview to the database table. I don't have code for you, but you could use following these steps: declare treeview control within asp.net page populate a DataTable (via a SqlDataAdapter) with your heirarchical data (SELECT itemID, parentID FROM...) use that same DataTable to create a DataView of top-level items (parentID will be null) for each row of the DataView, recursively add treeview items by filtering another DataView where each DataViewRow's parentID is equal to the row you're looping through in step 4 pretty much all of this is done using TreeView.Nodes. Add(theNewNode), where theNewNode is an instance of the TreeNode object I know this all sounds very confusing, but I've done it in the past.

I found great info in Stephen Walther ASP. NET Unleashed book, which has entire sections devoted to accomplishing this.

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