<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<script runat="server">
void PopulateNode(Object sender, TreeNodeEventArgs e)
{
// Call the appropriate method to populate a node at a particular level.
switch(e.Node.Depth)
{
case 0:
// Populate the first-level nodes.
PopulateCategories(e.Node);
break;
case 1:
// Populate the second-level nodes.
PopulateProducts(e.Node);
break;
default:
// Do nothing.
break;
}
}
void PopulateCategories(TreeNode node)
{
// Query for the product categories. These are the values
// for the second-level nodes.
DataSet ResultSet = RunQuery("Select CategoryID, CategoryName From Categories");
// Create the second-level nodes.
if(ResultSet.Tables.Count > 0)
{
// Iterate through and create a new node for each row in the query results.
// Notice that the query results are stored in the table of the DataSet.
foreach (DataRow row in ResultSet.Tables[0].Rows)
{
// Create the new node. Notice that the CategoryId is stored in the Value property 
// of the node. This will make querying for items in a specific category easier when
// the third-level nodes are created. 
TreeNode newNode = new TreeNode();
newNode.Text = row["CategoryName"].ToString(); 
newNode.Value = row["CategoryID"].ToString(); 
// Set the PopulateOnDemand property to true so that the child nodes can be 
// dynamically populated.
newNode.PopulateOnDemand = true;
// Set additional properties for the node.
newNode.SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Expand;
// Add the new node to the ChildNodes collection of the parent node.
node.ChildNodes.Add(newNode);
}
}
}
void PopulateProducts(TreeNode node)
{
// Query for the products of the current category. These are the values
// for the third-level nodes.
DataSet ResultSet = RunQuery("Select ProductName From Products Where CategoryID=" + node.Value);
// Create the third-level nodes.
if(ResultSet.Tables.Count > 0)
{
// Iterate through and create a new node for each row in the query results.
// Notice that the query results are stored in the table of the DataSet.
foreach (DataRow row in ResultSet.Tables[0].Rows)
{
// Create the new node.
TreeNode NewNode = new TreeNode(row["ProductName"].ToString());
// Set the PopulateOnDemand property to false, because these are leaf nodes and
// do not need to be populated.
NewNode.PopulateOnDemand = false;
// Set additional properties for the node.
NewNode.SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None;
// Add the new node to the ChildNodes collection of the parent node.
node.ChildNodes.Add(NewNode);
}
}
}
DataSet RunQuery(String QueryString)
{
// Declare the connection string. This example uses Microsoft SQL Server 
// and connects to the Northwind sample database.
String ConnectionString = "server=localhost;database=NorthWind;Integrated Security=SSPI"; 
SqlConnection DBConnection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
SqlDataAdapter DBAdapter;
DataSet ResultsDataSet = new DataSet();
try
{
// Run the query and create a DataSet.
DBAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(QueryString, DBConnection);
DBAdapter.Fill(ResultsDataSet);
// Close the database connection.
DBConnection.Close();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
// Close the database connection if it is still open.
if(DBConnection.State == ConnectionState.Open)
{
DBConnection.Close();
}
Message.Text = "Unable to connect to the database.";
}
return ResultsDataSet;
}
</script>
<html>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<h3>TreeView PopulateNodesFromClient Example</h3>
<asp:TreeView id="LinksTreeView"
Font-Name= "Arial"
ForeColor="Blue"
EnableClientScript="true"
PopulateNodesFromClient="true" 
OnTreeNodePopulate="PopulateNode"
runat="server">
<Nodes>
<asp:TreeNode Text="Inventory" 
SelectAction="Expand" 
PopulateOnDemand="true"/>
</Nodes>
</asp:TreeView>
<br><br>
<asp:Label id="Message" runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
