Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.util.Enumeration; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeModel; import javax.swing.tree.TreePath; public class Main { Enumeration<TreePath> expansionState; public Main() { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTree tree = new JTree(buildDemoModel()); JPanel buttonsPanel = new JPanel(); JButton saveButton = new JButton("Capture state"); saveButton.addActionListener(e -> expansionState = saveExpansionState(tree)); JButton loadButton = new JButton("Load state"); loadButton.addActionListener(e -> { loadExpansionState(tree, expansionState); expansionState = saveExpansionState(tree); }); buttonsPanel.add(saveButton); buttonsPanel.add(loadButton); JPanel content = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); content.add(buttonsPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); content.add(new JScrollPane(tree), BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.add(content); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } public static Enumeration<TreePath> saveExpansionState(JTree tree) { return tree.getExpandedDescendants(new TreePath(tree.getModel().getRoot())); } public static void loadExpansionState(JTree tree, Enumeration<TreePath> enumeration) { if (enumeration != null) { while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) { TreePath treePath = enumeration.nextElement(); tree.expandPath(treePath); } } } public static DefaultTreeModel buildDemoModel() { DefaultMutableTreeNode root = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Root"); DefaultMutableTreeNode childNode = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("A"); childNode.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("A1")); childNode.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("A2")); root.add(childNode); childNode = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("B"); childNode.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("B1")); childNode.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("B2")); root.add(childNode); return new DefaultTreeModel(root); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } }