TreeView.SelectedNodeChanging have e.Action equivalent?

[Ron Weingarten]

In the Windows TreeView, in the BeforeSelect event, the TreeViewCancelEventArgs has a property called Action. So I can check e.Action, and if the source of the action is code, or user input, I can take the appropriate action.

The closest thing RadTreeView has for this event is SelectedNodeChanging. However, the RadTreeViewCancelEventArgs doesn't have an Action property. When using a RadTreeView and handling the SelectedNodeChanging event, how can I determine the source of the selection change, whether by code or user input?

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Ron,

Thank you for contacting Telerik Support.

RadTreeView does not support action indication during selection changing. However, this would be very useful and I have logged it as a Feature request in our Public Issue Tracking System - PITS. You can track its progress, subscribe for status changes and add your vote/comment to it on the following link - Feature request.

I have also updated your Telerik points. 

Currently, the possible workaround that I can propose is to handle if the mouse button is clicked or some of the arrow keys are pressed:

bool upDownArrowsPress = false;

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    radTreeView1.SelectedNodeChanging += radTreeView1_SelectedNodeChanging;
    radTreeView1.PreviewKeyDown += radTreeView1_PreviewKeyDown;
    radTreeView1.SelectedNodeChanged += radTreeView1_SelectedNodeChanged;
}

public enum Action
{
    Keyboard,
    Mouse,
    Unknown
}

private void radTreeView1_SelectedNodeChanged(object sender, RadTreeViewEventArgs e)
{
    upDownArrowsPress = false;
}

private void radTreeView1_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, PreviewKeyDownEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Up || e.KeyCode == Keys.Down || e.KeyCode == Keys.Left || e.KeyCode == Keys.Right)
    {
        upDownArrowsPress = true;
    }
}

private void radTreeView1_SelectedNodeChanging(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadTreeViewCancelEventArgs e)
{
    Action action;
    RadTreeViewElement tree = sender as RadTreeViewElement;

    if (Control.MouseButtons != System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.None)
    {
        action = Action.Mouse;
    }
    else if (upDownArrowsPress)
    {
        action = Action.Keyboard;
    }
    else
    {
        action = Action.Unknown;
    }

}

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.

Regards,
Desislava
Telerik