TreeViewControl.ParentFieldName Property

Gets or sets the name of the service field in a data source that contains parent node values. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public string ParentFieldName { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ParentFieldName As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	The name of the data source field that contains parent values.

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.

In this mode, you can specify the RootValue property to add to the collection of root nodes only nodes with the specified parent field value.

Note

Fields that specify the KeyFieldName and ParentFieldName properties must be of the same type. These values (key and parent) cannot be equal for a node.

XAML

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

C#

using System.Windows;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using DevExpress.Mvvm;

namespace TreeViewSelfreference {
    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; }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports DevExpress.Mvvm

Namespace TreeViewSelfreference
    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
End Namespace