Java Add Nodes,Add Node to JTree,Adding a Node to the JTree Component Using Java Swing

In this section, you will learn how to add or insert a new node to the JTree component. The tree has root node and child of rood node. Sometimes, you need to insert the node, you must be insert your node to the JTree component.

The following program helps you in adding or inserting a new node to the JTree component. After running this program appears a graphical layout on the screen that has tree with root node and child of root node and one command button (Add Tree). When you will click this button appears an input box that takes a node name that have to be inserted in JTree. If the input box is empty or blank and click the "OK" button, After clicking the "OK" button no any node are added in tree and it will display a message "Node is not added in the tree" in message box. Again, if you will click the "Add Tree" command button, it provides an input box that takes node name and click the "OK" command button. After clicking the "OK" button the given node are added in tree and it will display a message "Node are added in the tree" in the message box. Finally, you will get added or inserted the given node in the JTree.

getModel():
This is the method that returns data model. This data model contains list of items that displayed by the JList component.

getNextMatch(String prefix, int startIndex, Position.Bias bias):
This is the method that returns the index of the next list element which is started with the given prefix otherwise it will start with '1'. It takes the following arguments:

        prefix: This is the string to test for matching in JTree component.
        startIndex: This is an index to start the search.
        bias: This is the searching direction either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward.

Backward: This field indicates to bias toward the previous character in model.

getLastPathComponent():
This is the method that returns the last component of tree path.

insertNodeInto(MutableTreeNode nNode, MutableTreeNode node, int index):
This is the method that inserts a new child at specified location.


import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

import javax.swing.tree.*;

import javax.swing.text.*;



public class AddNodes{

  public static DefaultTreeModel model;

  public static TreePath path;

  public static JTree tree;

  public static DefaultMutableTreeNode nNode;

  public static MutableTreeNode node;

  String nodeName;

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Adding a Node to a JTree Component!");

    JPanel panel = new JPanel();

    DefaultMutableTreeNode myComputer = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("My Computer");

    DefaultMutableTreeNode c = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Local Disk(C:)");

    DefaultMutableTreeNode vinod = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Vinod");

    DefaultMutableTreeNode swing = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Swing");

    DefaultMutableTreeNode tr = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Tree");

    DefaultMutableTreeNode a = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("3ฝ Floppy(A:)");

    DefaultMutableTreeNode e = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("New Volume(E:)");

    c.add(vinod);

    vinod.add(swing);

    swing.add(tr);

    myComputer.add(c);

    myComputer.add(a);

    myComputer.add(e);

    tree = new JTree(myComputer);

    JButton button = new JButton("Add Tree");

    button.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){

        model = (DefaultTreeModel)tree.getModel();

        String nodeName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter the node name:");

        if(nodeName.equals("")){

          JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Node is not added in the tree!");

        }

        else{

      //    create a new node

          nNode = new DefaultMutableTreeNode(nodeName);

          path = tree.getNextMatch("M", 0, Position.Bias.Forward);

          node = (MutableTreeNode)path.getLastPathComponent();

          model.insertNodeInto(nNode, node, node.getChildCount());

          JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Node are added in the tree!");

        }

      }

    });

    panel.add(tree);

    panel.add(button);

    frame.add(panel);

    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    frame.setUndecorated(true);

    frame.getRootPane().setWindowDecorationStyle(JRootPane.PLAIN_DIALOG);

    frame.setSize(200,200);

    frame.setVisible(true);

  }

}