We would like to know how to create JTree nodes from enum values.
import java.awt.Component; /*w w w.java2 s .c o m*/ import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.ToolTipManager; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeCellRenderer; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeModel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { DefaultMutableTreeNode root = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Days"); for (DaysOfTheWeek dotw : DaysOfTheWeek.values()) { root.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode(dotw)); } final DefaultTreeModel model = new DefaultTreeModel(root); JTree tree = new JTree(model); tree.setRootVisible(true); tree.setShowsRootHandles(true); ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().registerComponent(tree); tree.setCellRenderer(new MyTreeCellRenderer()); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(new JScrollPane(tree)); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } } enum DaysOfTheWeek { MONDAY("Monday", "MON", "First day of the work week."), TUESDAY("Tuesday", "TUE", "Second day of the work week"); private final String fullName; private final String abbrvName; private final String description; private DaysOfTheWeek(String fullName, String abbrvName, String description) { this.fullName = fullName; this.abbrvName = abbrvName; this.description = description; } public String getFullName() { return fullName; } public String getAbbrvName() { return abbrvName; } public String getDescription() { return description; } } class MyTreeCellRenderer extends DefaultTreeCellRenderer { @Override public Component getTreeCellRendererComponent(JTree tree, Object value, boolean sel, boolean expanded, boolean leaf, int row, boolean hasFocus) { Component cell = super.getTreeCellRendererComponent(tree, value, sel, expanded, leaf, row, hasFocus); if (value instanceof DefaultMutableTreeNode && ((DefaultMutableTreeNode) value).getUserObject() instanceof DaysOfTheWeek) { ((JLabel) cell).setText(((DaysOfTheWeek) ((DefaultMutableTreeNode) value) .getUserObject()).getFullName()); } return cell; } }