GetNodeByKey method doesn't appear to work

[Phi]

Hi,

I want to know how to use the GetNodeByKey() method.
It doesn't appear to work, so can you tell me if I'm missing something.

Here is the code I use:

RadTreeNode node = new RadTreeNode("node1");
node.Key = 1;
this.radTreeView1.Nodes.Add(node);

node = new RadTreeNode("node2");
node.Key = 2;
this.radTreeView1.Nodes.Add(node);

// Won't be able to find the node with key = 2, messagebox will appear
RadTreeNode selected = this.radTreeView1.GetNodeByKey(2);
if (selected == null)
 MessageBox.Show("couldnt find selected node with key=2 using GetNodeByKey()");

// this should find it ok.
foreach (RadTreeNode radNode in this.radTreeView1.Nodes)
{
 if (Convert.ToInt32(radNode.Key) == 2)
  MessageBox.Show("Found node with key = 2");
}

Regards,
Phi Le

[Boyko Markov]

Hi Phi,

The GetNodeByKey method is obsolete at present. It's purpose was to have some value associated with a node. You should use the Tag property of RadTreeNode to do what you need.

If I could be of further assistance, please write back.
 

Kind regards,
Ray
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[Phi]

Hi Ray,

We do use the Tag property currently, it is useful to attach extra information to a node. In this case however, I wanted a way to uniquely identify a node, and be able to quickly access it from the treeview.

I look forward to the GetNodeByKey() method being implemented in future versions as I believe it can be a very useful. Also, it might be an idea to enforce uniqueness for the Key property for all nodes in the TreeView. I don't believe this happens at the moment.

Cheers
Phi

[Boyko Markov]

Hello Phi,

In this case I would suggest using the following method which accepts an int value as a parameter:

public RadTreeNode GetNodeByKey(int key)
        {
            Queue<RadTreeNode> nodeQueue = new Queue<RadTreeNode>();

            for (int i = 0; i < this.radTreeView1.Nodes.Count; i++)
            {
                RadTreeNode rootNode = this.radTreeView1.Nodes[i];
                nodeQueue.Enqueue(rootNode);
            }

            while (nodeQueue.Count > 0)
            {
                RadTreeNode node = nodeQueue.Dequeue();

                if (node.Key != null)
                {
                    if ((int)node.Key == key)
                        return node;
                }

                for (int i = 0; i < node.Nodes.Count; i++)
                {
                    RadTreeNode childNode = node.Nodes[i];

                    if (childNode.Key != null)
                    {
                        if ((int)childNode.Key == key)
                            return childNode;
                    }

                    nodeQueue.Enqueue(childNode);
                }
            }

            return null;
        }

As you see, I cast the key property of RadTreeNode to int value. If you want, you can pass a different type as a parameter of the GetNodeByKey method, and then cast the key property to that type.

I hope this helps. We will be glad to hear any additional ideas on how we can improve this behavior.

 
All the best,
Ray
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