Here you can find the source of getPath(TreeNode node)
public static TreePath getPath(TreeNode node)
//package com.java2s; /***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ***** * BSD License (2 clause)//w w w . java 2 s . c om * Copyright (c) 2006 - 2012, Stephan Pfab * All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Stephan Pfab BE LIABLE FOR ANY * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****/ import javax.swing.tree.TreeNode; import javax.swing.tree.TreePath; import java.util.List; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collections; public class Main { public static TreePath getPath(TreeNode node) { List list = new ArrayList(); // Add all nodes to list while (node != null) { list.add(node); node = node.getParent(); } Collections.reverse(list); // Convert array of nodes to TreePath return new TreePath(list.toArray()); } }