c4d.gui.TreeViewCustomGui¶

class c4d.gui.TreeViewCustomGui¶

The tree view GUI (CUSTOMGUI_TREEVIEW) is a very versatile list view interface.

New in version R13.029.

It looks like this:

The settings are:

TREEVIEW_BORDER

int

Border type:

BORDER_NONE

No border.

BORDER_THIN_IN

Thin border inward.

BORDER_THIN_OUT

Thin border outward.

BORDER_IN

Normal border inward.

BORDER_OUT

Normal border outward.

BORDER_GROUP_IN

Group border inside.

BORDER_GROUP_OUT

Group border outside.

BORDER_OUT2

Outward border 2.

BORDER_OUT3

Outward border 3

BORDER_BLACK

Thin black line.

BORDER_ACTIVE_1

Active border 1.

BORDER_ACTIVE_2

Active border 2.

BORDER_ACTIVE_3

Active border 3.

BORDER_ACTIVE_4

Active border 4.

BORDER_GROUP_TOP

Border along the top.

BORDER_ROUND

Border with round corners.

BORDER_SCHEME_EDIT

Edit field border like the shortcut gadget for example.

BORDER_SCHEME_EDIT_NUMERIC

Edit field border that is open to the right like the link field for example.

BORDER_OUT3l

Outward border 3, open to the left.

BORDER_OUT3r

Outward border 3, open to the right.

BORDER_THIN_INb

Thin border inward, open to the botton.

BORDER_MASK

Masks out border type.

BORDER_TEXT_DOTTED

New in version R21:
Only used with GeDialog.AddStaticText().

Draws a dotted line at right of text, useful to visually connect the text with its parameter.

BORDER_WITH_TITLE_MONO

Display group title with monospaced font.

BORDER_WITH_TITLE_BOLD

Display group title with bold font.

BORDER_WITH_TITLE

Display group title in the border.

TREEVIEW_OUTSIDE_DROP

bool

True if an object may be dropped under all the objects in the tree view.

TREEVIEW_HIDE_LINES

bool

True if no lines should be drawn.

TREEVIEW_CTRL_DRAG

bool

True if item may be duplicated by Ctrl + Drag.

TREEVIEW_NO_MULTISELECT

bool

True if no multiple selection is allowed.

TREEVIEW_HAS_HEADER

bool

True if the tree view may have a header line.

TREEVIEW_RESIZE_HEADER

bool

True if the column width can be changed by the user.

TREEVIEW_MOVE_COLUMN

bool

True if the user can move the columns.

TREEVIEW_FIXED_LAYOUT

bool

True if all lines have the same height.

TREEVIEW_NOAUTOCOLUMNS

bool

True if only the first line is asked for the columns width, resulting in a huge speedup.

TREEVIEW_NO_OPEN_CTRLCLK

bool

True if it is not allowed to open the complete tree with Ctrl + Click.

TREEVIEW_ALT_DRAG

bool

True if Alt should be used instead of Ctrl for drag and drop; implies item may be duplicated by Alt + Drag.

TREEVIEW_NO_BACK_DELETE

bool

Disable “delete pressed” messages if backspace was hit.

TREEVIEW_NO_DELETE

bool

Disable Delete Message Callback completely for backspace and delete.

TREEVIEW_ALTERNATE_BG

bool

Alternate background per line.

TREEVIEW_CURSORKEYS

bool

True if cursor keys should be processed. Note: The focus item has to be set to None if it is deleted and this flag is set.

TREEVIEW_CUSTOM_BG_COLOR

int or c4d.Vector

New in version R23:
Custom Background Color. Can be an color ID (COLOR constants) or a Vector color in range [0.0, 1.0].

If unset, default application background color will be used.

Note

Only is applied if TREEVIEW_ALTERNATE_BG is False;

TreeViewFunctions.GetBackgroundColor() overrides it.

TREEVIEW_NOENTERRENAME

bool

Suppresses the rename popup when the user presses enter.

TREEVIEW_NO_VERTICALSCROLL

bool

True to disable vertical scrolling and show the full list.

TREEVIEW_ADDROW

bool

Show an add new column row at the bottom of the list.

TREEVIEW_RESIZABLE

bool

The treeview is resizable from the bottom edge.

TREEVIEW_VERTICAL_SPACE

int

New in version S24: vertical space between lines in pixel

Methods Signatures

`TreeViewCustomGui.SetRoot(self, root, functions, ...)`	Initializes the tree.
`TreeViewCustomGui.SetLayout(self, columns, data)`	Sets the layout for the tree view.
`TreeViewCustomGui.Refresh(self)`	Refreshes the tree view.
`TreeViewCustomGui.SetHeaderText(self, lColumnID, str)`	Set the header text for a column.
`TreeViewCustomGui.MakeVisible(self, pObj)`	Scrolls to pObj and expands the tree if necessary.
`TreeViewCustomGui.ShowObject(self, pObj)`	Expands the tree to pObj.
`TreeViewCustomGui.GetVisibleScrollArea(self)`	Queries the internal scroll group for its currently visible region.
`TreeViewCustomGui.SetVisibleScrollArea(self, x1, y1, x2, y2)`	Sets the internal scroll group currently visible region, a rectangle between (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).
`TreeViewCustomGui.GetVisibleLineCount(self)`	Gets the number of currently visible lines related to folded and unfolded items of the tree.
`TreeViewCustomGui.SetFocusItem(self, pItem)`	Sets the focus item.
`TreeViewCustomGui.IsFocusItem(self, pItem)`	Checks if pItem is the focus item.

Inheritance

Parent Class:

c4d.gui.BaseCustomGui

Methods Documentation

TreeViewCustomGui.SetRoot(self, root, functions, userdata)¶

Initializes the tree.

Parameters

root (any) – Root object.
functions (c4d.gui.TreeViewFunctions) – Tree view functions.
userdata (any) – User data.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False.

TreeViewCustomGui.SetLayout(self, columns, data)¶

Sets the layout for the tree view.

Parameters

columns (int) – Number of columns.

data (c4d.BaseContainer) –

Column data container, with one column type entry for each column:

LV_TREE	Tree or list.
LV_USERTREE	User tree. If set, the tree view calls `TreeViewFunctions.DrawCell()` for the left cell of each line (otherwise it would display the object’s name in the cell).
LV_USER	Custom.
LV_CHECKBOX	Checkbox. If set, the tree view calls `TreeViewFunctions.IsChecked()` and `TreeViewFunctions.SetCheck()` for each column and row.
LV_CHECKBOXUSER	Checkbox. If set, the tree view calls `TreeViewFunctions.IsChecked()` and `TreeViewFunctions.SetCheck()` for each column and row. User draw by `TreeViewFunctions.DrawCell()`.
LV_SLIDER	Slider. If set, the tree view calls `TreeViewFunctions.GetFloatValue()` and `TreeViewFunctions.SetFloatValue()` for each column and row.
LV_DROPDOWN	Dropdown cycle box. If set, the tree view calls `TreeViewFunctions.GetDropDownMenu()` and `TreeViewFunctions.SetDropDownMenu()` for each column and row.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False.

TreeViewCustomGui.Refresh(self)¶: Refreshes the tree view.

TreeViewCustomGui.SetHeaderText(self, lColumnID, str)¶

Set the header text for a column.

Parameters

lColumnID (int) – Column index.
str (str) – Header text.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False.

TreeViewCustomGui.MakeVisible(self, pObj)¶

Scrolls to pObj and expands the tree if necessary.

Parameters: pObj (any) – The object to scroll to.
Return type: bool
Returns: True if successful, otherwise False.

TreeViewCustomGui.ShowObject(self, pObj)¶

Expands the tree to pObj.

Parameters: pObj (any) – The object to expand to.
Return type: bool
Returns: True if successful, otherwise False.

TreeViewCustomGui.GetVisibleScrollArea(self)¶

Queries the internal scroll group for its currently visible region.

New in version R17.048.

Return type: Tuple[int,int,int,int]
Returns: The X and Y coordinates of the top/bottom left/right visible corner: Tuple[x1,y1,x2,y2].

TreeViewCustomGui.SetVisibleScrollArea(self, x1, y1, x2, y2)¶

Sets the internal scroll group currently visible region, a rectangle between (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).

New in version R18.020.

Parameters

x1 (int) – The left X value.
y1 (int) – The top Y value.
x2 (int) – The right X value.
y2 (int) – The bottom Y value.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False.

TreeViewCustomGui.GetVisibleLineCount(self)¶

Gets the number of currently visible lines related to folded and unfolded items of the tree.

New in version R17.048.

Return type: int
Returns: The number of visible lines.

TreeViewCustomGui.SetFocusItem(self, pItem)¶

Sets the focus item.

Parameters: pItem (any) – The new focus item.

TreeViewCustomGui.IsFocusItem(self, pItem)¶

Checks if pItem is the focus item.

Parameters: pItem (any) – The item to check.
Return type: bool
Returns: True if pItem is the focus item, otherwise False.

BORDER_NONE	No border.
BORDER_THIN_IN	Thin border inward.
BORDER_THIN_OUT	Thin border outward.
BORDER_IN	Normal border inward.
BORDER_OUT	Normal border outward.
BORDER_GROUP_IN	Group border inside.
BORDER_GROUP_OUT	Group border outside.
BORDER_OUT2	Outward border 2.
BORDER_OUT3	Outward border 3
BORDER_BLACK	Thin black line.
BORDER_ACTIVE_1	Active border 1.
BORDER_ACTIVE_2	Active border 2.
BORDER_ACTIVE_3	Active border 3.
BORDER_ACTIVE_4	Active border 4.
BORDER_GROUP_TOP	Border along the top.
BORDER_ROUND	Border with round corners.
BORDER_SCHEME_EDIT	Edit field border like the shortcut gadget for example.
BORDER_SCHEME_EDIT_NUMERIC	Edit field border that is open to the right like the link field for example.
BORDER_OUT3l	Outward border 3, open to the left.
BORDER_OUT3r	Outward border 3, open to the right.
BORDER_THIN_INb	Thin border inward, open to the botton.
BORDER_MASK	Masks out border type.
BORDER_TEXT_DOTTED	New in version R21: Only used with `GeDialog.AddStaticText()`. Draws a dotted line at right of text, useful to visually connect the text with its parameter.
BORDER_WITH_TITLE_MONO	Display group title with monospaced font.
BORDER_WITH_TITLE_BOLD	Display group title with bold font.
BORDER_WITH_TITLE	Display group title in the border.

TREEVIEW_OUTSIDE_DROP	bool	True if an object may be dropped under all the objects in the tree view.
TREEVIEW_HIDE_LINES	bool	True if no lines should be drawn.
TREEVIEW_CTRL_DRAG	bool	True if item may be duplicated by Ctrl + Drag.
TREEVIEW_NO_MULTISELECT	bool	True if no multiple selection is allowed.
TREEVIEW_HAS_HEADER	bool	True if the tree view may have a header line.
TREEVIEW_RESIZE_HEADER	bool	True if the column width can be changed by the user.
TREEVIEW_MOVE_COLUMN	bool	True if the user can move the columns.
TREEVIEW_FIXED_LAYOUT	bool	True if all lines have the same height.
TREEVIEW_NOAUTOCOLUMNS	bool	True if only the first line is asked for the columns width, resulting in a huge speedup.
TREEVIEW_NO_OPEN_CTRLCLK	bool	True if it is not allowed to open the complete tree with Ctrl + Click.
TREEVIEW_ALT_DRAG	bool	True if Alt should be used instead of Ctrl for drag and drop; implies item may be duplicated by Alt + Drag.
TREEVIEW_NO_BACK_DELETE	bool	Disable “delete pressed” messages if backspace was hit.
TREEVIEW_NO_DELETE	bool	Disable Delete Message Callback completely for backspace and delete.
TREEVIEW_ALTERNATE_BG	bool	Alternate background per line.
TREEVIEW_CURSORKEYS	bool	True if cursor keys should be processed. Note: The focus item has to be set to None if it is deleted and this flag is set.
TREEVIEW_CUSTOM_BG_COLOR	int or c4d.Vector	New in version R23: Custom Background Color. Can be an color ID (COLOR constants) or a Vector color in range [0.0, 1.0]. If unset, default application background color will be used. Note Only is applied if TREEVIEW_ALTERNATE_BG is False; `TreeViewFunctions.GetBackgroundColor()` overrides it.
TREEVIEW_NOENTERRENAME	bool	Suppresses the rename popup when the user presses enter.
TREEVIEW_NO_VERTICALSCROLL	bool	True to disable vertical scrolling and show the full list.
TREEVIEW_ADDROW	bool	Show an add new column row at the bottom of the list.
TREEVIEW_RESIZABLE	bool	The treeview is resizable from the bottom edge.
TREEVIEW_VERTICAL_SPACE	int	New in version S24: vertical space between lines in pixel