IHierarchyData.HasChildren Property
Definition
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Indicates whether the hierarchical data node that the IHierarchyData object represents has any child nodes.
public:
property bool HasChildren { bool get(); };public bool HasChildren { get; }member this.HasChildren : boolPublic ReadOnly Property HasChildren As BooleanProperty Value
true if the current node has child nodes; otherwise, false.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how an ASP.NET hierarchical data-bound control uses an IHierarchyData object in a recursive data-binding method. The items in an IHierarchicalEnumerable collection are enumerated, and for each an IHierarchyData object is retrieved using the GetHierarchyData method. Finally, the HasChildren property is checked to determine whether to recurse. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the HierarchicalDataBoundControl class.
private void RecurseDataBindInternal(TreeNode node,
IHierarchicalEnumerable enumerable, int depth) {
foreach(object item in enumerable) {
IHierarchyData data = enumerable.GetHierarchyData(item);
if (null != data) {
// Create an object that represents the bound data
// to the control.
TreeNode newNode = new TreeNode();
RootViewNode rvnode = new RootViewNode();
rvnode.Node = newNode;
rvnode.Depth = depth;
// The dataItem is not just a string, but potentially
// an XML node or some other container.
// If DataTextField is set, use it to determine which
// field to render. Otherwise, use the first field.
if (DataTextField.Length > 0) {
newNode.Text = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue
(data, DataTextField, null);
}
else {
PropertyDescriptorCollection props =
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(data);
// Set the "default" value of the node.
newNode.Text = String.Empty;
// Set the true data-bound value of the TextBox,
// if possible.
if (props.Count >= 1) {
if (null != props[0].GetValue(data)) {
newNode.Text =
props[0].GetValue(data).ToString();
}
}
}
Nodes.Add(rvnode);
if (data.HasChildren) {
IHierarchicalEnumerable newEnumerable =
data.GetChildren();
if (newEnumerable != null) {
RecurseDataBindInternal(newNode,
newEnumerable, depth+1 );
}
}
if ( _maxDepth < depth) _maxDepth = depth;
}
}
}
Private Sub RecurseDataBindInternal(ByVal node As TreeNode, _
ByVal enumerable As IHierarchicalEnumerable, _
ByVal depth As Integer)
Dim item As Object
For Each item In enumerable
Dim data As IHierarchyData = enumerable.GetHierarchyData(item)
If Not data Is Nothing Then
' Create an object that represents the bound data
' to the control.
Dim newNode As New TreeNode()
Dim rvnode As New RootViewNode()
rvnode.Node = newNode
rvnode.Depth = depth
' The dataItem is not just a string, but potentially
' an XML node or some other container.
' If DataTextField is set, use it to determine which
' field to render. Otherwise, use the first field.
If DataTextField.Length > 0 Then
newNode.Text = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue _
(data, DataTextField, Nothing)
Else
Dim props As PropertyDescriptorCollection = _
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(data)
' Set the "default" value of the node.
newNode.Text = String.Empty
' Set the true data-bound value of the TextBox,
' if possible.
If props.Count >= 1 Then
If Not props(0).GetValue(data) Is Nothing Then
newNode.Text = props(0).GetValue(data).ToString()
End If
End If
End If
Nodes.Add(rvnode)
If data.HasChildren Then
Dim newEnumerable As IHierarchicalEnumerable = _
data.GetChildren()
If Not (newEnumerable Is Nothing) Then
RecurseDataBindInternal(newNode, _
newEnumerable, depth + 1)
End If
End If
If MaxDepth < depth Then
MaxDepth = depth
End If
End If
Next item
End Sub
Remarks
The HasChildren property is a convenience property that enables callers to avoid checking the return value of the GetChildren method for null. If the HasChildren property returns true, call the GetChildren method to retrieve an IHierarchicalEnumerable collection of child nodes.
