TreeViewControl.RootValue Property

Gets or sets the value that root nodes contain in the field specified by the ParentFieldName property.

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public object RootValue { get; set; }

Public Property RootValue As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object

The root value.

Remarks

Set the TreeDerivationMode property to Selfreference to enable the self-referential mode.

To build a tree structure, your data source should contain the following two fields with the same data type:

Key Field - This field should contain unique values used to identify nodes. Assign its name to the KeyFieldName property.
Parent Field - This field should contain values that indicate parent nodes. Assign its name to the ParentFieldName property.

If a node’s parent field value does not point to any other node, the TreeViewControl adds this node to the collection of root nodes (TreeViewControl.Nodes).

XAML

xaml

<dxg:TreeViewControl ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}" 
                     KeyFieldName="ID" 
                     ParentFieldName="ParentID" 
                     TreeViewFieldName="Name" 
                     TreeDerivationMode="Selfreference"/>

You can specify the RootValue property’s value, to add to the collection of root nodes only those nodes whose parent field value matches RootValue. If the node’s parent field value does not match RootValue and does not point to any other node, this node is not displayed in the TreeViewControl.

XAML

xaml

<dxg:TreeViewControl ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}" 
                     KeyFieldName="ID" 
                     ParentFieldName="ParentID" 
                     TreeViewFieldName="Name" 
                     TreeDerivationMode="Selfreference">
    <dxg:TreeViewControl.RootValue>
        <sys:Int32>1</sys:Int32>
    </dxg:TreeViewControl.RootValue>
</dxg:TreeViewControl>

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public class Employee : BindableBase {
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public int ParentID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Position { get; set; }
    public string Department { get; set; }
}
public static class Staff {
    public static List<Employee> GetStaff() {
        List<Employee> staff = new List<Employee> {
            new Employee() { ID = 1, ParentID = 0, Name = "Gregory S. Price", Department = "", Position = "President" },
            new Employee() { ID = 2, ParentID = 1, Name = "Irma R. Marshall", Department = "Marketing", Position = "Vice President" },
            new Employee() { ID = 3, ParentID = 1, Name = "John C. Powell", Department = "Operations", Position = "Vice President" },
            new Employee() { ID = 4, ParentID = 1, Name = "Christian P. Laclair", Department = "Production", Position = "Vice President" },
            new Employee() { ID = 5, ParentID = 1, Name = "Karen J. Kelly", Department = "Finance", Position = "Vice President" },
            new Employee() { ID = 6, ParentID = 2, Name = "Brian C. Cowling", Department = "Marketing", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 7, ParentID = 2, Name = "Thomas C. Dawson", Department = "Marketing", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 8, ParentID = 2, Name = "Angel M. Wilson", Department = "Marketing", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 9, ParentID = 2, Name = "Bryan R. Henderson", Department = "Marketing", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 10, ParentID = 3, Name = "Harold S. Brandes", Department = "Operations", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 11, ParentID = 3, Name = "Michael S. Blevins", Department = "Operations", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 12, ParentID = 3, Name = "Jan K. Sisk", Department = "Operations", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 13, ParentID = 3, Name = "Sidney L. Holder", Department = "Operations", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 14, ParentID = 4, Name = "James L. Kelsey", Department = "Production", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 15, ParentID = 4, Name = "Howard M. Carpenter", Department = "Production", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 16, ParentID = 4, Name = "Jennifer T. Tapia", Department = "Production", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 17, ParentID = 5, Name = "Judith P. Underhill", Department = "Finance", Position = "Manager" },
            new Employee() { ID = 18, ParentID = 5, Name = "Russell E. Belton", Department = "Finance", Position = "Manager" }
        };
        return staff;
    }
}
public class MainWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase {
    public MainWindowViewModel() {
        Employees = Staff.GetStaff();
    }
    public List<Employee> Employees { get; private set; }
}

Public Class Employee
    Inherits BindableBase

    Public Property ID As Integer
    Public Property ParentID As Integer
    Public Property Name As String
    Public Property Position As String
    Public Property Department As String
End Class

Module Staff
    Function GetStaff() As List(Of Employee)
        Dim staff As List(Of Employee) = New List(Of Employee) From {
            New Employee() With { .ID = 1, .ParentID = 0, .Name = "Gregory S. Price", .Department = "", .Position = "President" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 2, .ParentID = 1, .Name = "Irma R. Marshall", .Department = "Marketing", .Position = "Vice President" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 3, .ParentID = 1, .Name = "John C. Powell", .Department = "Operations", .Position = "Vice President" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 4, .ParentID = 1, .Name = "Christian P. Laclair", .Department = "Production", .Position = "Vice President" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 5, .ParentID = 1, .Name = "Karen J. Kelly", .Department = "Finance", .Position = "Vice President" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 6, .ParentID = 2, .Name = "Brian C. Cowling", .Department = "Marketing", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 7, .ParentID = 2, .Name = "Thomas C. Dawson", .Department = "Marketing", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 8, .ParentID = 2, .Name = "Angel M. Wilson", .Department = "Marketing", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 9, .ParentID = 2, .Name = "Bryan R. Henderson", .Department = "Marketing", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 10, .ParentID = 3, .Name = "Harold S. Brandes", .Department = "Operations", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 11, .ParentID = 3, .Name = "Michael S. Blevins", .Department = "Operations", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 12, .ParentID = 3, .Name = "Jan K. Sisk", .Department = "Operations", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 13, .ParentID = 3, .Name = "Sidney L. Holder", .Department = "Operations", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 14, .ParentID = 4, .Name = "James L. Kelsey", .Department = "Production", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 15, .ParentID = 4, .Name = "Howard M. Carpenter", .Department = "Production", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 16, .ParentID = 4, .Name = "Jennifer T. Tapia", .Department = "Production", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 17, .ParentID = 5, .Name = "Judith P. Underhill", .Department = "Finance", .Position = "Manager" },
            New Employee() With { .ID = 18, .ParentID = 5, .Name = "Russell E. Belton", .Department = "Finance", .Position = "Manager" }
        }
        Return staff
    End Function
End Module

Public Class MainWindowViewModel
    Inherits ViewModelBase

    Public Sub New()
        Employees = Staff.GetStaff()
    End Sub

    Public Property Employees As List(Of Employee)
End Class