TreeItem(T value, Node graphic) constructor from TreeItem has the following syntax.
public TreeItem(T value,
Node graphic)
In the following code shows how to use TreeItem.TreeItem(T value, Node graphic) constructor.
/* w w w. j a v a 2s.c o m*/ import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty; import javafx.scene.Node; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.TreeItem; import javafx.scene.control.TreeView; import javafx.scene.image.Image; import javafx.scene.image.ImageView; import javafx.scene.layout.VBox; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class Main extends Application { List<Employee> employees = Arrays.<Employee>asList( new Employee("a1", "A"), new Employee("a2", "A"), new Employee("a3", "A"), new Employee("b1", "B"), new Employee("b2", "B"), new Employee("b3", "B"), new Employee("c1", "C"), new Employee("c2", "C"), new Employee("c3", "C"), new Employee("c4", "C"), new Employee("e1", "E")); private final Node rootIcon = new ImageView(new Image(getClass().getResourceAsStream("root.png"))); TreeItem<String> rootNode = new TreeItem<String>("Root",rootIcon); public static void main(String[] args) { Application.launch(args); } @Override public void start(Stage stage) { rootNode.setExpanded(true); for (Employee employee : employees) { TreeItem<String> empLeaf = new TreeItem<String>(employee.getName()); boolean found = false; for (TreeItem<String> depNode : rootNode.getChildren()) { if (depNode.getValue().contentEquals(employee.getDepartment())){ depNode.getChildren().add(empLeaf); found = true; break; } } if (!found) { TreeItem depNode = new TreeItem(employee.getDepartment()); rootNode.getChildren().add(depNode); depNode.getChildren().add(empLeaf); } } stage.setTitle("Tree View Sample"); VBox box = new VBox(); final Scene scene = new Scene(box, 400, 300); scene.setFill(Color.LIGHTGRAY); TreeView<String> treeView = new TreeView<String>(rootNode); treeView.setShowRoot(true); treeView.setEditable(true); box.getChildren().add(treeView); stage.setScene(scene); stage.show(); } public static class Employee { private final SimpleStringProperty name; private final SimpleStringProperty department; private Employee(String name, String department) { this.name = new SimpleStringProperty(name); this.department = new SimpleStringProperty(department); } public String getName() { return name.get(); } public void setName(String fName) { name.set(fName); } public String getDepartment() { return department.get(); } public void setDepartment(String fName) { department.set(fName); } } }