Add a parent node when using BindTo

[Silver]

I am binding tree view to a model. I want to add 'static' parent node. Is it possible? Here is code I am using now. 

<%
= Html.Telerik().TreeView()
            .Name("TreeView")
            .BindTo(Model, mappings =>
            {
                mappings.For<Employees>(binding => binding
                        .ItemDataBound((item, emp) =>
                        {
                            item.Text = emp.EmpName;
                        }));                     
            })            
%>

[Alex Gyoshev]

This functionality is not supported. You can add one item through the Items method and load its subnodes through a DataSource binding.

Regards,
Alex Gyoshev
the Telerik team

[Devon]

Although the tree doesn't support it you can work around it using a List inside your model.

I needed a static node called "UserList" that is in every "company" 
View:

mappings.For<OAEntity.Company>(binding => binding

         .ItemDataBound((item, company) =>

         {

             item.Text = @Html.Partial("CompanyLabel", company).ToHtmlString();

             item.Id = company.CompanyID.ToString();

             item.HasChildren = true;

         })

         .Children(company => ((company.UserLists)));

 

           mappings.For<OAEntity.UserList>(binding => binding

           .ItemDataBound((item, user) =>

           {

               item.Text = @Html.Partial("UserListLabel", user).ToHtmlString();

               item.Id = user.CompanyID.ToString();

               item.HasChildren = user.AspnetUser.Any();

           }).Children(location => location.AspnetUser));

 

           mappings.For<OAEntity.Aspnet_User>(binding => binding

           .ItemDataBound((item, user) =>

           {

               item.Text = @Html.Partial("UserLabel", user).ToHtmlString();

               item.Id = user.UserId.ToString();

               item.HasChildren = false;

           }));

Here is my model (Open Access):

    public partial class Company

    {

         public IEnumerable<UserList> UserLists

        {

            get

            {

                IEnumerable<UserList> pwa = new List<UserList>

                {

                    new UserList { Title = "Users", AspnetUser = this.Aspnet_Users, CompanyID = this._companyID }

                };

                return pwa;

            }

         }

 

 

    public class UserList

    {

        public string Title;

        public IEnumerable<Aspnet_User> AspnetUser;

        public Guid CompanyID;

        public UserList()

        {

        }

 

    }

}

This will return a UserList "model" that can be bound to the tree.