# Breadcrumb

[RadBreadCrumb](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/breadcrumb/overview) control is specifically designed to help users with **RadTreeView** navigation. Breadcrumbs are most appropriate when your data has a deep hierarchical structure with many levels. When you select a node in **RadTreeView**  the breadcrumb component will show the path to the node as a sequence of drop down buttons. It will also allow you to navigate in the tree view by selecting specific item. 

> caption Figure 1: BreadCrumb Drop-down

![WinForms RadTreeView BreadCrumb Drop-down](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/989bb46c70a41700537192a2d3d00ac9/treeview-breadcrumb003.png)

Use **DefaultTreeView** property of **RadBreadCrumb** to associate the bread crumb with an instance of **RadTreeView**. 

```C#
this.radBreadCrumb1.DefaultTreeView = radTreeView1;
```

```VB.NET
Me.RadBreadCrumb1.DefaultTreeView = Me.RadTreeView1
```

## Selecting Nodes

The **SelectTreeNodeOnClick** property determines whether the nodes in the tree will be selected upon clicking on the action part of the split buttons in the breadcrumb. By default the property is set to *false*.

> caption Figure 2: Selecting Nodes

![WinForms RadTreeView Selecting Nodes](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/c34ea6e8ac63169fa15fe95414077aa9/treeview-breadcrumb004.gif)

```C#
this.radBreadCrumb1.SelectTreeNodeOnClick = true;
```

```VB.NET
Me.RadBreadCrumb1.SelectTreeNodeOnClick = True
```

## See Also

* [RadBreadCrumb](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/breadcrumb/overview)

* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/treeview/getting-started)

* [Properties, Methods and Events](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/treeview/properties-methods-events)

* [Structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/treeview/structure)

* [Touch Support](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/treeview/touch-support)

* [Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/treeview/treeview)