Here you can find the source of getTreeObject(JTree tree, Class
public static <T extends Object> T getTreeObject(JTree tree, Class<T> type)
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w . j a v a 2 s. c o m * Copyright (c) 2008, SQL Power Group Inc. * * This file is part of DQguru * * DQguru is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * DQguru is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.tree.TreePath; public class Main { /** * Searches the given tree's selection path for a Node of the given type. * Returns the first one encountered, or null if there are no selected * nodes of the given type. */ public static <T extends Object> T getTreeObject(JTree tree, Class<T> type) { TreePath[] paths = tree.getSelectionPaths(); if (paths == null || paths.length == 0) { return null; } for (int i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) { TreePath path = paths[i]; for (Object o : path.getPath()) { if (o.getClass().equals(type)) return (T) o; } } return null; } }