Get Previous, Next, Parent and Sibling Node of a Specific TreeView Item

The RadTreeViewItem class exposes properties which allow you to access:

• Previous node
• Previous sibling node
• Next node
• Next sibling node
• Parent node
• Root node

Here is a simple treeview declaration:

<telerik:RadTreeView Margin="8" x:Name="radTreeView"> 
    <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Sport Categories"> 
        <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Football"> 
            <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Futsal"/> 
            <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Soccer"/> 
        </telerik:RadTreeViewItem> 
        <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Tennis"> 
            <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Table Tennis"/> 
        </telerik:RadTreeViewItem> 
        <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Cycling"> 
            <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Road Cycling"/> 
            <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Indoor Cycling"/> 
            <telerik:RadTreeViewItem Header="Mountain Bike"/> 
        </telerik:RadTreeViewItem> 
    </telerik:RadTreeViewItem> 
</telerik:RadTreeView> 

For example, you should attach to the SelectionChanged event and in the event handler get the selected items. Find the treeview declaration and add the following attribute:

<telerik:RadTreeView Margin="8" x:Name="radTreeView" SelectionChanged="radTreeView_SelectionChanged"> 

private void radTreeView_SelectionChanged( object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs e ) 
{ 
    // Get a reference to the treeview 
    Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView treeView = sender as Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView; 
    // Get the currently selected items 
    ObservableCollection<Object> selectedItems = treeView.SelectedItems; 
    RadTreeViewItem item = selectedItems[ 0 ] as RadTreeViewItem; 
} 

Private Sub radTreeView_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs) 
    ' Get a reference to the treeview ' 
    Dim treeView As Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView = TryCast(sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView) 
 
    ' Get the currently selected items ' 
    Dim selectedItems As ObservableCollection(Of [Object]) = treeView.SelectedItems 
 
    Dim item As RadTreeViewItem = TryCast(selectedItems(0), RadTreeViewItem) 
End Sub 

Accessing the PreviousItem and PreviousSiblingItem

When you want to get the previous item in the hierarchy (no matter the level) you need to use the PreviousItem property, while the PreviousSiblingItem property will return you the previous item on the same level. For example:

• If you select the treeview item with header "Road Cycling", then the PreviousItem property will return you the treeview item with header "Cycling", while the PreviousSiblingItem property will return you null.

• If you select the treeview item with header "Indoor Cycling", then both of the properties will return you the treeview item with header "Road Cycling".

private void radTreeView_SelectionChanged( object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs e ) 
{ 
    // Get a reference to the treeview 
    Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView treeView = sender as Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView; 
    // Get the currently selected items 
    ObservableCollection<Object> selectedItems = treeView.SelectedItems; 
    RadTreeViewItem item = selectedItems[ 0 ] as RadTreeViewItem; 
 
    // Get the previous item and the previous sibling item 
    RadTreeViewItem previousItem = item.PreviousItem; 
    RadTreeViewItem previousSiblingItem = item.PreviousSiblingItem; 
} 

Private Sub radTreeView_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs) 
    ' Get a reference to the treeview ' 
    Dim treeView As Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView = TryCast(sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView) 
 
    ' Get the currently selected items ' 
    Dim selectedItems As ObservableCollection(Of [Object]) = treeView.SelectedItems 
 
    Dim item As RadTreeViewItem = TryCast(selectedItems(0), RadTreeViewItem) 
 
    ' Get the previous item and the previous sibling item ' 
    Dim previousItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.PreviousItem 
    Dim previousSiblingItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.PreviousSiblingItem 
End Sub 

Accessing the NextItem and NextSiblingItem

When you want to get the next item in the hierarchy (no matter the level) you need to use the NextItem property, while the NextSiblingItem property will return you the next item on the same level. For example:

• If you select the treeview item with header "Soccer", then the NextItem property will return you the treeview item with header "Tennis", while the NextSiblingItem property will return you null.

• If you select the treeview item with header "Futsal", then both of the properties will return you the treeview item with header "Soccer".

private void radTreeView_SelectionChanged( object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs e ) 
{ 
    // Get a reference to the treeview 
    Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView treeView = sender as Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView; 
    // Get the currently selected items 
    ObservableCollection<Object> selectedItems = treeView.SelectedItems; 
    RadTreeViewItem item = selectedItems[ 0 ] as RadTreeViewItem; 
    // Get the previous item and the previous sibling item 
    RadTreeViewItem previousItem = item.PreviousItem; 
    RadTreeViewItem previousSiblingItem = item.PreviousSiblingItem; 
 
    // Get the next item and the next sibling item 
    RadTreeViewItem nextItem = item.NextItem; 
    RadTreeViewItem nextSiblingItem = item.NextSiblingItem; 
} 

Private Sub radTreeView_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs) 
    ' Get a reference to the treeview ' 
    Dim treeView As Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView = TryCast(sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView) 
 
    ' Get the currently selected items ' 
    Dim selectedItems As ObservableCollection(Of [Object]) = treeView.SelectedItems 
 
    Dim item As RadTreeViewItem = TryCast(selectedItems(0), RadTreeViewItem) 
 
    ' Get the previous item and the previous sibling item ' 
    Dim previousItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.PreviousItem 
    Dim previousSiblingItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.PreviousSiblingItem 
 
    ' Get the next item and the next sibling item ' 
    Dim nextItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.NextItem 
    Dim nextSiblingItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.NextSiblingItem 
End Sub 

Accessing the ParentItem and RootItem

If you want to get the parent item of the currently selected item, you should use the ParentItem property. If you want to get the root item of the treeview, you should use the RootItem property. For example:

• If you select the treeview item with header "Soccer", then the ParentItem property will return you the treeview item with header "Football", while the RootItem property will return you the treeview item with header "Sport Categories".

• If you select the treeview item with header "Sport Categories", then the ParentItem property will return you null, while the RootItem property will return you the same treeview item (with header "Sport Categories").

private void radTreeView_SelectionChanged( object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs e ) 
{ 
    // Get a reference to the treeview 
    Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView treeView = sender as Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView; 
    // Get the currently selected items 
    ObservableCollection<Object> selectedItems = treeView.SelectedItems; 
    RadTreeViewItem item = selectedItems[ 0 ] as RadTreeViewItem; 
    // Get the previous item and the previous sibling item 
    RadTreeViewItem previousItem = item.PreviousItem; 
    RadTreeViewItem previousSiblingItem = item.PreviousSiblingItem; 
 
    // Get the next item and the next sibling item 
    RadTreeViewItem nextItem = item.NextItem; 
    RadTreeViewItem nextSiblingItem = item.NextSiblingItem; 
 
    // Get the parent item and the root item 
    RadTreeViewItem parentItem = item.ParentItem; 
    RadTreeViewItem rootItem = item.RootItem; 
} 

Private Sub radTreeView_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs) 
    ' Get a reference to the treeview ' 
    Dim treeView As Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView = TryCast(sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeView) 
 
    ' Get the currently selected items ' 
    Dim selectedItems As ObservableCollection(Of [Object]) = treeView.SelectedItems 
 
    Dim item As RadTreeViewItem = TryCast(selectedItems(0), RadTreeViewItem) 
 
    ' Get the previous item and the previous sibling item ' 
    Dim previousItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.PreviousItem 
    Dim previousSiblingItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.PreviousSiblingItem 
 
    ' Get the next item and the next sibling item ' 
    Dim nextItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.NextItem 
    Dim nextSiblingItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.NextSiblingItem 
 
    ' Get the parent item and the root item ' 
    Dim parentItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.ParentItem 
    Dim rootItem As RadTreeViewItem = item.RootItem 
End Sub 

See Also

• Expand and Collapse Items
• Implement Drag and Drop Between TreeView and ListBox
• Add Check Boxes (Radio Buttons) Next to Each Item