Java tutorial
import java.util.Enumeration; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeModel; public class Main { public Main() { DefaultMutableTreeNode root = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("ROOT"); DefaultTreeModel model = new DefaultTreeModel(root); JTree tree = new JTree(model); buildTreeFromString(model, "A/D/E/Node 4"); buildTreeFromString(model, "A/C/F/Node 5"); buildTreeFromString(model, "A/B/G/Node 6"); buildTreeFromString(model, "A/C/H/Node 5"); buildTreeFromString(model, "A/B/G/Node 5"); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(tree); f.setSize(300, 300); f.setLocation(200, 200); f.setVisible(true); } private void buildTreeFromString(final DefaultTreeModel model, final String str) { DefaultMutableTreeNode root = (DefaultMutableTreeNode) model.getRoot(); String[] strings = str.split("/"); DefaultMutableTreeNode node = root; for (String s : strings) { int index = childIndex(node, s); if (index < 0) { DefaultMutableTreeNode newChild = new DefaultMutableTreeNode(s); node.insert(newChild, node.getChildCount()); node = newChild; } else { node = (DefaultMutableTreeNode) node.getChildAt(index); } } } private int childIndex(final DefaultMutableTreeNode node, final String childValue) { Enumeration<DefaultMutableTreeNode> children = node.children(); DefaultMutableTreeNode child = null; int index = -1; while (children.hasMoreElements() && index < 0) { child = children.nextElement(); if (child.getUserObject() != null && childValue.equals(child.getUserObject())) { index = node.getIndex(child); } } return index; } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } }