TreeNode with depth attribute

Question

Hi NG i need a TreeNode with a depth attribute that enables me to explicitly tell the node where it has to occur. E.g. it has to be possible to skip some levels of the tree. Example: root--node1--node2 root-----------node3 Where can i find a paint-method or anything to implement this? thanks stefan

sseidel · Answer

HI actually my example wasn't the best. With root i refer to the same node... what i want to have is a tree where you can simply skip levels: root is on level 0 Node1 is child of root and on level 1 Node2 is child of Node1 and on level 2 Node3 is child of root but on level 2 I can override the OnPaint Method by writing a new WndProc. But since i have to redraw the whole tree anyways that doesn't help me too much. So what i need is a tree control which is not derived from MS TreeView and of which i get the source so that i can modify it. Do you (or anybody) know where i can find such a class? Cheers Stefan

sjones · Answer

You can't do that. And you shouldn't. That is not what a TreeView is supposed to do. You need to rethink the design. Could you tell us what you are putting in the tree? The whole idea of this control is to sub-classify the node items. Even if that means having a Misc node off the root in order to add your node3. It is sort of a catch-all.