Java JTree set single selection mode
import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode; import javax.swing.tree.TreeSelectionModel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { DefaultMutableTreeNode rootNode = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Root"); DefaultMutableTreeNode a = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("A"); rootNode.add(a);/*from w ww . j a v a 2 s. c o m*/ DefaultMutableTreeNode a1 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("1"); a.add(a1); DefaultMutableTreeNode a2 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("2"); a.add(a2); DefaultMutableTreeNode b = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("B"); rootNode.add(b); DefaultMutableTreeNode b1 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("1"); b.add(b1); JTree tree = new JTree(rootNode); tree.getSelectionModel().setSelectionMode( TreeSelectionModel.SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(new JScrollPane(tree)); f.setSize(250, 250); f.setVisible(true); } }