How to get currently selected node in a treeview

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How is it possible to get the selected (clicked on) node in a treeview and return it as a string?

ken2k · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 10:36:45Z

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    private void treeView1_AfterSelect(object sender, TreeViewEventArgs e)
    {
        string selectedNodeText = e.Node.Text;
    }

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 10:36

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Cody Gray Over a year ago

Do note that you can obtain the selected node at any time using the TreeView.SelectedNode property. You don't have to do it from within an event handler method. Something like: MessageBox.Show(myTreeView.SelectedNode.Text)

ken2k Over a year ago

You are right, I assumed the OP wanted to get the name from the 'selection changed' event (because of the first comment of the OP).

rene · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 10:36:24Z

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From the docs:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.treenode.aspx

Maybe:

 MessageBox.Show(((TreeView)sender).SelectedNode.Text)

Or

 MessageBox.Show(((TreeView)sender).SelectedNode.Name)

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 10:36

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