Multiple selection in EJ2 TypeScript TreeView control

3 Mar 202513 minutes to read

Selection provides interactive support and highlights the node you select. Selection can be done through a simple mouse click or keyboard interaction.

The TreeView also supports the selection of multiple nodes by setting allowMultiSelection to true.

To multi-select, press and hold the CTRL key and click the desired nodes. To select a range of nodes, press and hold the SHIFT key and click the nodes.

In the following example, the allowMultiSelection property is enabled.

Multi-selection is not applicable through touch interactions.

import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { TreeView } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';
enableRipple(true);

let countries: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [
    { id: 1, name: 'Australia', hasChild: true, expanded: true },
    { id: 2, pid: 1, name: 'New South Wales', isSelected: true },
    { id: 3, pid: 1, name: 'Victoria' },
    { id: 4, pid: 1, name: 'South Australia' },
    { id: 6, pid: 1, name: 'Western Australia', isSelected: true },
    { id: 7, name: 'Brazil', hasChild: true },
    { id: 8, pid: 7, name: 'Paraná' },
    { id: 9, pid: 7, name: 'Ceará' },
    { id: 10, pid: 7, name: 'Acre' },
    { id: 11, name: 'China', hasChild: true },
    { id: 12, pid: 11, name: 'Guangzhou' },
    { id: 13, pid: 11, name: 'Shanghai' },
    { id: 14, pid: 11, name: 'Beijing' },
    { id: 15, pid: 11, name: 'Shantou' },
    { id: 16, name: 'France', hasChild: true },
    { id: 17, pid: 16, name: 'Pays de la Loire' },
    { id: 18, pid: 16, name: 'Aquitaine' },
    { id: 19, pid: 16, name: 'Brittany' },
    { id: 20, pid: 16, name: 'Lorraine' },
    { id: 21, name: 'India', hasChild: true },
    { id: 22, pid: 21, name: 'Assam' },
    { id: 23, pid: 21, name: 'Bihar' },
    { id: 24, pid: 21, name: 'Tamil Nadu' },
    { id: 25, pid: 21, name: 'Punjab' }
];

let treeObj: TreeView = new TreeView({
    fields: { dataSource: countries, id: 'id', parentID: 'pid', text: 'name', hasChildren: 'hasChild', selected: 'isSelected' },
    allowMultiSelection: true,
});
treeObj.appendTo('#tree');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 for TreeView </title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for TreeView UI Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='treeparent'>
            <div id="tree"></div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #treeparent {
            display: block;
            max-width: 350px;
            max-height: 350px;
            margin: auto;
            overflow: auto;
            border: 1px solid #dddddd;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Selected Nodes

You can get or set the selected nodes in TreeView at initial rendering and dynamically by using the selectedNodes property. It returns the selected node’s ID as an array.

  • The nodeSelecting event is triggered before a node is selected/unselected, which can be used to prevent the selection.

  • The nodeSelected event is triggered once a node is successfully selected/unselected.

In the following example, the New South Wales and Western Australia nodes are selected at initial rendering. When a node is selected, the selected node’s ID is displayed in an alert.

import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { TreeView, NodeSelectEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';
enableRipple(true);

let countries: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [
    { id: 1, name: 'Australia', hasChild: true, expanded: true },
    { id: 2, pid: 1, name: 'New South Wales', isSelected: true },
    { id: 3, pid: 1, name: 'Victoria' },
    { id: 4, pid: 1, name: 'South Australia' },
    { id: 6, pid: 1, name: 'Western Australia', isSelected: true },
    { id: 7, name: 'Brazil', hasChild: true },
    { id: 8, pid: 7, name: 'Paraná' },
    { id: 9, pid: 7, name: 'Ceará' },
    { id: 10, pid: 7, name: 'Acre' },
    { id: 11, name: 'China', hasChild: true },
    { id: 12, pid: 11, name: 'Guangzhou' },
    { id: 13, pid: 11, name: 'Shanghai' },
    { id: 14, pid: 11, name: 'Beijing' },
    { id: 15, pid: 11, name: 'Shantou' },
    { id: 16, name: 'France', hasChild: true },
    { id: 17, pid: 16, name: 'Pays de la Loire' },
    { id: 18, pid: 16, name: 'Aquitaine' },
    { id: 19, pid: 16, name: 'Brittany' },
    { id: 20, pid: 16, name: 'Lorraine' },
    { id: 21, name: 'India', hasChild: true },
    { id: 22, pid: 21, name: 'Assam' },
    { id: 23, pid: 21, name: 'Bihar' },
    { id: 24, pid: 21, name: 'Tamil Nadu' },
    { id: 25, pid: 21, name: 'Punjab' }
];

let treeObj: TreeView = new TreeView({
    fields: { dataSource: countries, id: 'id', parentID: 'pid', text: 'name', hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
    allowMultiSelection: true,
    selectedNodes: ['2', '6'],
    nodeSelected: nodeSelected
});
treeObj.appendTo('#tree');

function nodeSelected(args: NodeSelectEventArgs) {
    alert("The selected node's id: " + treeObj.selectedNodes); // To alert the selected node's id.
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 for TreeView </title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for TreeView UI Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='treeparent'>
            <div id="tree"></div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #treeparent {
            display: block;
            max-width: 350px;
            max-height: 350px;
            margin: auto;
            overflow: auto;
            border: 1px solid #dddddd;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}