DxTreeList.RootValue Property

Specifies the value that root nodes contain in the field assigned to the ParentKeyFieldName property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Blazor

Assembly: DevExpress.Blazor.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Blazor

Declaration

[DefaultValue(null)]
[Parameter]
public object RootValue { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Object	null	The parent identifier of root nodes.

Remarks

When you bind the TreeList component to flat or server-side data, the component builds a hierarchical structure of TreeList nodes based on the following properties:

KeyFieldName

A field name that contains node unique identifiers.

ParentKeyFieldName

A field name that contains a node’s parent identifier.

To identify root nodes, the TreeList checks whether a node’s parent identifier matches RootValue. If the RootValue property is not specified (set to null), the TreeList component identifies root nodes as follows:

Flat Data Sources

When bound to flat data, a root node’s parent identifier does not point to any node.

Server-Side Data Sources

When bound to server-side data, the parent identifier of root nodes matches one of the following values:

• null for nullable data types
• 0 for numeric data types
• Guid.Empty for the Guid type

The TreeList component does not display a node if its parent identifier does not point to any node.

Note

Data types of RootValue and data source fields assigned to KeyFieldName and ParentKeyFieldName properties should match.

The following example binds the TreeList component to a flat data source. In this data source, the parent identifier of root nodes is -1:

Razor

@inject EmployeeTaskService EmployeeTaskService

<DxTreeList Data="TreeListData" KeyFieldName="Id" ParentKeyFieldName="ParentId" RootValue="@MyRootValue">
    <Columns>
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="Name" Caption="Task" />
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="EmployeeName" />
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="StartDate" />
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="DueDate" />
    </Columns>
</DxTreeList>

@code {
    object MyRootValue = -1;
    List<EmployeeTask> TreeListData { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized() {
        TreeListData = EmployeeTaskService.GenerateData();
    }
}

EmployeeTask.cs

public class EmployeeTask{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public int ParentId { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string EmployeeName { get; set; }
    public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
    public DateTime DueDate { get; set; }

    public EmployeeTask(
        int id,
        int parentId,
        string name,
        string employeeName,
        DateTime startDate,
        DateTime dueDate
    )
    {
        Id = id;
        ParentId = parentId;
        Name = name;
        EmployeeName = employeeName;
        StartDate = startDate;
        DueDate = dueDate;
    }
}

EmployeeTaskService.cs

public class EmployeeTaskService {
    public List<EmployeeTask> GenerateData() {
        return new List<EmployeeTask>() {
            new EmployeeTask(1, -1, "Simplify & Clarify Product Messaging", "John Heart", new DateTime(2018, 4, 3), new DateTime(2018, 4, 14)),
            new EmployeeTask(2, 1, "Prepare Financial Reports", "Samantha Bright", new DateTime(2018, 4, 3), new DateTime(2018, 4, 7)),
            new EmployeeTask(3, 1, "Prepare Marketing Plan", "Arthur Miller", new DateTime(2018, 4, 7), new DateTime(2018, 4, 14)),
            new EmployeeTask(4, -1, "Create Action Plan To Improve Customer Engagement", "Robert Reagan", new DateTime(2017, 8, 8), new DateTime(2018, 4, 8)),
            new EmployeeTask(5, 4, "Update Personnel Files", "Greta Sims", new DateTime(2017, 8, 8), new DateTime(2017, 10, 18)),
            new EmployeeTask(6, 4, "Review Health Insurance Options ", "Brett Wade", new DateTime(2017, 9, 27), new DateTime(2017, 11, 10)),
            new EmployeeTask(7, 4, "Choose Between PPO And HMO Health Plan", "Sandra Johnson", new DateTime(2017, 12, 13), new DateTime(2018, 3, 23)),
            new EmployeeTask(8, 4, "Update Google Adwords Strategy", "Ed Holmes", new DateTime(2017, 8, 23), new DateTime(2017, 12, 23)),
            new EmployeeTask(9, 4, "Create New Brochure Design", "Barb Banks", new DateTime(2018, 1, 3), new DateTime(2018, 3, 14)),
            new EmployeeTask(10, 4, "Obtain Price Quote For New Brochure", "Kevin Carter", new DateTime(2018, 2, 1), new DateTime(2018, 3, 15)),
            new EmployeeTask(11, 4, "Brochure Design Review", "Cindy Stanwick", new DateTime(2017, 8, 22), new DateTime(2017, 10, 28)),
            new EmployeeTask(12, 4, "Review Website Re-Design Strategy", "Sammy Hill", new DateTime(2017, 9, 16), new DateTime(2018, 3, 6)),
            new EmployeeTask(13, 4, "Rollout New Website", "Davey Jones", new DateTime(2017, 11, 7), new DateTime(2018, 2, 6)),
            new EmployeeTask(14, 4, "Update Sales/Marketing Strategy", "Victor Norris", new DateTime(2017, 12, 13), new DateTime(2018, 4, 2)),
            new EmployeeTask(15, 4, "Update Sales/Revenue Report", "Mary Stern", new DateTime(2017, 12, 25), new DateTime(2018, 4, 2)),
            new EmployeeTask(16, 4, "Direct Vs Online Sales Comparison Report", "Robin Cosworth", new DateTime(2018, 1, 2), new DateTime(2018, 3, 20)),
            new EmployeeTask(17, 4, "Review Sales Report and Approve Modifications", "Kelly Rodriguez", new DateTime(2017, 9, 4), new DateTime(2017, 10, 30)),
            new EmployeeTask(18, 4, "Update R&D Strategy", "James Anderson", new DateTime(2017, 11, 13), new DateTime(2017, 12, 4)),
            new EmployeeTask(19, 4, "Discuss Updated R&D Strategy", "Antony Remmen", new DateTime(2017, 10, 29), new DateTime(2017, 12, 31)),
            new EmployeeTask(20, 4, "Update QA Strategy", "Olivia Peyton", new DateTime(2017, 10, 31), new DateTime(2017, 11, 2)),
            new EmployeeTask(21, 4, "Schedule Training Events", "Taylor Riley", new DateTime(2017, 11, 19), new DateTime(2018, 4, 7)),
            new EmployeeTask(22, 4, "Approve The Hiring Of John Jeffers", "Amelia Harper", new DateTime(2018, 1, 7), new DateTime(2018, 4, 8)),
            new EmployeeTask(23, -1, "Increase Average Subscription Price ", "Wally Hobbs", new DateTime(2017, 8, 9), new DateTime(2017, 9, 13)),
            new EmployeeTask(24, 23, "Update Non-Compete Agreements", "Brad Jameson", new DateTime(2017, 8, 9), new DateTime(2017, 9, 3)),
            new EmployeeTask(25, 23, "Update Employee Records With New NDA", "Karen Goodson", new DateTime(2017, 8, 23), new DateTime(2018, 9, 10))
        };
    }
}

Program.cs

// ...
builder.Services.AddSingleton<EmployeeTaskService>();

Refer to the following topic for more information: Bind Blazor TreeList to Data.

Implements

RootValue