Tree provides three selection modes, "single", "multiple" and "checkbox" in addition to the regular column based selection.
Documentation<style type="text/css">
.ui-treetable {
margin-top: 40px
}
.ui-treetable table {
table-layout: fixed
}
body .ui-button {
margin: 10px 0 0 0;
}
</style>
<h:form>
<p:growl id="msgs" showDetail="true" escape="false"/>
<p:treeTable value="#{ttSelectionView.root1}" var="document" selectionMode="single" selection="#{ttSelectionView.selectedNode}" style="margin-top:0">
<f:facet name="header">
Single
</f:facet>
<p:column headerText="Name">
<h:outputText value="#{document.name}" />
</p:column>
<p:column headerText="Size">
<h:outputText value="#{document.size}" />
</p:column>
<p:column headerText="Type">
<h:outputText value="#{document.type}" />
</p:column>
</p:treeTable>
<p:commandButton value="Display" update="msgs" icon="pi pi-clone"
action="#{ttSelectionView.displaySelectedSingle}"/>
<p:treeTable value="#{ttSelectionView.root2}" var="document" selectionMode="multiple" selection="#{ttSelectionView.selectedNodes1}">
<f:facet name="header">
Multiple with metakey
</f:facet>
<p:column headerText="Name">
<h:outputText value="#{document.name}" />
</p:column>
<p:column headerText="Size">
<h:outputText value="#{document.size}" />
</p:column>
<p:column headerText="Type">
<h:outputText value="#{document.type}" />
</p:column>
</p:treeTable>
<p:commandButton value="Display" update="msgs" icon="pi pi-clone"
action="#{ttSelectionView.displaySelectedMultiple(ttSelectionView.selectedNodes1)}"/>
<p:treeTable value="#{ttSelectionView.root3}" var="document" selectionMode="checkbox" selection="#{ttSelectionView.selectedNodes2}">
<f:facet name="header">
Checkbox
</f:facet>
<p:column headerText="Name">
<h:outputText value="#{document.name}" />
</p:column>
<p:column headerText="Size">
<h:outputText value="#{document.size}" />
</p:column>
<p:column headerText="Type">
<h:outputText value="#{document.type}" />
</p:column>
</p:treeTable>
<p:commandButton value="Display" update="msgs" icon="pi pi-clone"
action="#{ttSelectionView.displaySelectedMultiple(ttSelectionView.selectedNodes2)}"/>
</h:form>@Named("ttSelectionView")
@ViewScoped
public class SelectionView implements Serializable {
private TreeNode root1;
private TreeNode root2;
private TreeNode root3;
private TreeNode selectedNode;
private TreeNode[] selectedNodes1;
private TreeNode[] selectedNodes2;
@Inject
private DocumentService service;
@PostConstruct
public void init() {
root1 = service.createDocuments();
root2 = service.createDocuments();
root3 = service.createCheckboxDocuments();
}
public TreeNode getRoot1() {
return root1;
}
public TreeNode getRoot2() {
return root2;
}
public TreeNode getRoot3() {
return root3;
}
public TreeNode getSelectedNode() {
return selectedNode;
}
public void setSelectedNode(TreeNode selectedNode) {
this.selectedNode = selectedNode;
}
public TreeNode[] getSelectedNodes1() {
return selectedNodes1;
}
public void setSelectedNodes1(TreeNode[] selectedNodes1) {
this.selectedNodes1 = selectedNodes1;
}
public TreeNode[] getSelectedNodes2() {
return selectedNodes2;
}
public void setSelectedNodes2(TreeNode[] selectedNodes2) {
this.selectedNodes2 = selectedNodes2;
}
public void setService(DocumentService service) {
this.service = service;
}
public void displaySelectedSingle() {
if(selectedNode != null) {
FacesMessage message = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO, "Selected", selectedNode.getData().toString());
FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, message);
}
}
public void displaySelectedMultiple(TreeNode[] nodes) {
if(nodes != null && nodes.length > 0) {
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
for(TreeNode node : nodes) {
builder.append(node.getData().toString());
builder.append("<br />");
}
FacesMessage message = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO, "Selected", builder.toString());
FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, message);
}
}
}@Named
@ApplicationScoped
public class DocumentService {
public TreeNode createDocuments() {
TreeNode root = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Files", "-", "Folder"), null);
TreeNode documents = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Documents", "-", "Folder"), root);
TreeNode pictures = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Pictures", "-", "Folder"), root);
TreeNode movies = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Movies", "-", "Folder"), root);
TreeNode work = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Work", "-", "Folder"), documents);
TreeNode primefaces = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("PrimeFaces", "-", "Folder"), documents);
//Documents
TreeNode expenses = new DefaultTreeNode("document", new Document("Expenses.doc", "30 KB", "Word Document"), work);
TreeNode resume = new DefaultTreeNode("document", new Document("Resume.doc", "10 KB", "Word Document"), work);
TreeNode refdoc = new DefaultTreeNode("document", new Document("RefDoc.pages", "40 KB", "Pages Document"), primefaces);
//Pictures
TreeNode barca = new DefaultTreeNode("picture", new Document("barcelona.jpg", "30 KB", "JPEG Image"), pictures);
TreeNode primelogo = new DefaultTreeNode("picture", new Document("logo.jpg", "45 KB", "JPEG Image"), pictures);
TreeNode optimus = new DefaultTreeNode("picture", new Document("optimusprime.png", "96 KB", "PNG Image"), pictures);
//Movies
TreeNode pacino = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Al Pacino", "-", "Folder"), movies);
TreeNode deniro = new DefaultTreeNode(new Document("Robert De Niro", "-", "Folder"), movies);
TreeNode scarface = new DefaultTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Scarface", "15 GB", "Movie File"), pacino);
TreeNode carlitosWay = new DefaultTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Carlitos' Way", "24 GB", "Movie File"), pacino);
TreeNode goodfellas = new DefaultTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Goodfellas", "23 GB", "Movie File"), deniro);
TreeNode untouchables = new DefaultTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Untouchables", "17 GB", "Movie File"), deniro);
return root;
}
public TreeNode createCheckboxDocuments() {
TreeNode root = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Files", "-", "Folder"), null);
TreeNode documents = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Documents", "-", "Folder"), root);
TreeNode pictures = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Pictures", "-", "Folder"), root);
TreeNode movies = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Movies", "-", "Folder"), root);
TreeNode work = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Work", "-", "Folder"), documents);
TreeNode primefaces = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("PrimeFaces", "-", "Folder"), documents);
//Documents
TreeNode expenses = new CheckboxTreeNode("document", new Document("Expenses.doc", "30 KB", "Word Document"), work);
TreeNode resume = new CheckboxTreeNode("document", new Document("Resume.doc", "10 KB", "Word Document"), work);
TreeNode refdoc = new CheckboxTreeNode("document", new Document("RefDoc.pages", "40 KB", "Pages Document"), primefaces);
//Pictures
TreeNode barca = new CheckboxTreeNode("picture", new Document("barcelona.jpg", "30 KB", "JPEG Image"), pictures);
TreeNode primelogo = new CheckboxTreeNode("picture", new Document("logo.jpg", "45 KB", "JPEG Image"), pictures);
TreeNode optimus = new CheckboxTreeNode("picture", new Document("optimusprime.png", "96 KB", "PNG Image"), pictures);
//Movies
TreeNode pacino = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Al Pacino", "-", "Folder"), movies);
TreeNode deniro = new CheckboxTreeNode(new Document("Robert De Niro", "-", "Folder"), movies);
TreeNode scarface = new CheckboxTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Scarface", "15 GB", "Movie File"), pacino);
TreeNode carlitosWay = new CheckboxTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Carlitos' Way", "24 GB", "Movie File"), pacino);
TreeNode goodfellas = new CheckboxTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Goodfellas", "23 GB", "Movie File"), deniro);
TreeNode untouchables = new CheckboxTreeNode("mp3", new Document("Untouchables", "17 GB", "Movie File"), deniro);
return root;
}
}