Validate the text when renaming the tree node in Angular Treeview component

27 Apr 20248 minutes to read

You can validate the tree node text while editing using nodeEdited event of the TreeView.
Following is an example that shows how to validate and prevent empty values in tree node.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { TreeViewModule, TreeViewComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations';
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { NodeEditEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';

@Component({
imports: [
        FormsModule, TreeViewModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    // specifies the template string for the TreeView component
    template: `<div id='treeparent'><ejs-treeview id='treeElement' #treevalidate [fields]='field' [allowEditing]='allowEditing' (nodeEdited)='onNodeEdited($event)'></ejs-treeview></div>
               <div id="display"></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('samples')
    public tree?: TreeViewComponent;

    constructor() {
    }
    // Hierarchical data source for TreeView component
   public hierarchicalData: Object[] = [
        {
            id: 1, name: 'Discover Music', expanded: true,
            child: [
                { id: 2, name: 'Hot Singles' },
                { id: 3, name: 'Rising Artists' },
                { id: 4, name: 'Live Music' }
            ]
        },
        {
            id: 7, name: 'Sales and Events',
            child: [
                { id: 8, name: '100 Albums - $5 Each' },
                { id: 9, name: 'Hip-Hop and R&B Sale' },
                { id: 10, name: 'CD Deals' }
            ]
        },
        {
            id: 11, name: 'Categories',
            child: [
                { id: 12, name: 'Songs' },
                { id: 13, name: 'Bestselling Albums' },
                { id: 14, name: 'New Releases' },
                { id: 15, name: 'Bestselling Songs' }
            ]
        },
        {
            id: 16, name: 'MP3 Albums',
            child: [
                { id: 17, name: 'Rock' },
                { id: 18, name: 'Gospel' },
                { id: 19, name: 'Latin Music' },
                { id: 20, name: 'Jazz' }
            ]
        },
        {
            id: 21, name: 'More in Music',
            child: [
                { id: 22, name: 'Music Trade-In' },
                { id: 23, name: 'Redeem a Gift Card' },
                { id: 24, name: 'Band T-Shirts' }
            ]
        }
    ];

    // Mapping TreeView fields property with data source properties
    public field:Object ={ dataSource: this.hierarchicalData, id: 'id', text: 'name', child: 'child' };
    public allowEditing: boolean =  true;
    @ViewChild ('treevalidate') treevalidate?: TreeViewComponent;
    public onNodeEdited(args: NodeEditEventArgs): void {
        let displayContent:string = "";
        if (args.newText.trim() == "") {
            args.cancel=true;
            displayContent = "TreeView item text should not be empty";
            } else if (args.newText != args.oldText) {
                displayContent = "TreeView item text edited successfully";
                } else {
                    displayContent = "";
                    }
                    (document.getElementById("display") as HTMLElement).innerHTML = displayContent;
                  }
                }

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));