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NAME

       ttk::treeview - hierarchical multicolumn data display widget

SYNOPSIS

       ttk::treeview pathname ?options?
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DESCRIPTION

       The  ttk::treeview  widget  displays  a hierarchical collection of items.  Each item has a
       textual label, an optional image, and an optional list of data values.   The  data  values
       are displayed in successive columns after the tree label.

       The  order  in  which  data  values  are  displayed  may  be  controlled  by  setting  the
       -displaycolumns widget option.  The tree widget can also display column headings.  Columns
       may  be  accessed by number or by symbolic names listed in the -columns widget option; see
       COLUMN IDENTIFIERS.

       Each item is identified by a unique name.  The widget will generate item IDs if  they  are
       not  supplied by the caller.  There is a distinguished root item, named {}.  The root item
       itself is not displayed; its children appear at the top level of the hierarchy.

       Each item also has a list of tags, which can be used  to  associate  event  bindings  with
       individual items and control the appearance of the item.

       Treeview   widgets   support   horizontal   and   vertical  scrolling  with  the  standard
       -[xy]scrollcommand options and [xy]view widget commands.

STANDARD OPTIONS

       -class                -cursor              -takefocus
       -style                -xscrollcommand      -yscrollcommand

       See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

       Command-Line Name:-columns
       Database Name:  columns
       Database Class: Columns

              A list of column identifiers, specifying the number of columns and their names.

       Command-Line Name:-displaycolumns
       Database Name:  displayColumns
       Database Class: DisplayColumns

              A list of column identifiers (either symbolic names or integer indices)  specifying
              which  data columns are displayed and the order in which they appear, or the string
              #all.  If set to #all (the default), all columns are shown in the order given.

       Command-Line Name:-height
       Database Name:  height
       Database Class: Height

              Specifies the number of rows which should be visible.  Note: the requested width is
              determined from the sum of the column widths.

       Command-Line Name:-padding
       Database Name:  padding
       Database Class: Padding

              Specifies the internal padding for the widget.  The padding is a list of up to four
              length specifications; see Ttk_GetPaddingFromObj() for details.

       Command-Line Name:-selectmode
       Database Name:  selectMode
       Database Class: SelectMode

              Controls how the built-in class bindings manage the selection.   One  of  extended,
              browse, or none.

              If  set to extended (the default), multiple items may be selected.  If browse, only
              a single item will be selected at a time.  If  none,  the  selection  will  not  be
              changed.

              Note  that  application  code  and  tag bindings can set the selection however they
              wish, regardless of the value of -selectmode.

       Command-Line Name:-show
       Database Name:  show
       Database Class: Show

              A list containing zero or more of the following values, specifying  which  elements
              of the tree to display.

              tree   Display tree labels in column #0.

              headings
                     Display the heading row.

              The default is tree headings, i.e., show all elements.

              NOTE:  Column  #0  always  refers  to  the  tree  column, even if -show tree is not
              specified.

WIDGET COMMAND

       pathname bbox item ?column?
              Returns the bounding  box  (relative  to  the  treeview  widget's  window)  of  the
              specified  item  in the form x y width height.  If column is specified, returns the
              bounding box of that cell.  If the item is not visible (i.e., if it is a descendant
              of a closed item or is scrolled offscreen), returns the empty list.

       pathname cget option
              Returns the current value of the specified option; see ttk::widget(3tk).

       pathname children item ?newchildren?
              If newchildren is not specified, returns the list of children belonging to item.

              If newchildren is specified, replaces item's child list with newchildren.  Items in
              the old child list not present in the new child list are detached  from  the  tree.
              None of the items in newchildren may be an ancestor of item.

       pathname column column ?-option ?value -option value...?
              Query  or modify the options for the specified column.  If no -option is specified,
              returns a dictionary of option/value pairs.  If  a  single  -option  is  specified,
              returns  the  value  of  that  option.  Otherwise, the options are updated with the
              specified values.  The following options may be set on each column:

              -id name
                     The column name.  This is  a  read-only  option.   For  example,  [$pathname
                     column #n -id] returns the data column associated with display column #n.

              -anchor
                     Specifies  how the text in this column should be aligned with respect to the
                     cell. One of n, ne, e, se, s, sw, w, nw, or center.

              -minwidth
                     The minimum width of the column in pixels.  The  treeview  widget  will  not
                     make the column any smaller than -minwidth when the widget is resized or the
                     user drags a column separator.

              -stretch
                     Specifies whether or not the column's width  should  be  adjusted  when  the
                     widget is resized.

              -width w
                     The  width  of  the  column  in  pixels.   Default  is something reasonable,
                     probably 200 or so.

              Use pathname column #0 to configure the tree column.

       pathname configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
              Modify or query widget options; see ttk::widget(3tk).

       pathname delete itemList
              Deletes each of the items in itemList and all of their descendants.  The root  item
              may not be deleted.  See also: detach.

       pathname detach itemList
              Unlinks all of the specified items in itemList from the tree.  The items and all of
              their descendants are still present and may be reinserted at another point  in  the
              tree  with  the  move operation, but will not be displayed until that is done.  The
              root item may not be detached.  See also: delete.

       pathname exists item
              Returns 1 if the specified item is present in the tree, 0 otherwise.

       pathname focus ?item?
              If item is specified, sets the focus item to item.  Otherwise, returns the  current
              focus item, or {} if there is none.

       pathname heading column ?-option ?value -option value...?
              Query or modify the heading options for the specified column.  Valid options are:

              -text text
                     The text to display in the column heading.

              -image imageName
                     Specifies an image to display to the right of the column heading.

              -anchor anchor
                     Specifies  how  the  heading text should be aligned.  One of the standard Tk
                     anchor values.

              -command script
                     A script to evaluate when the heading label is pressed.

              Use pathname heading #0 to configure the tree column heading.

       pathname identify component x y
              Returns a description of the specified component under the point given by x and  y,
              or  the  empty  string  if  no  such  component  is  present at that position.  The
              following subcommands are supported:

              pathname identify region x y
                     Returns one of:

                     heading
                            Tree heading area; use [pathname identify column x  y]  to  determine
                            the heading number.

                     separator
                            Space  between  two  column  headings; [pathname identify column x y]
                            will return the display column identifier of the heading to  left  of
                            the separator.

                     tree   The tree area.

                     cell   A data cell.
              pathname identify item x y Returns the item ID of the item at position y.

              pathname identify column x y
                     Returns  the  data  column  identifier  of the cell at position x.  The tree
                     column has ID #0.

              pathname identify element x y
                     The element at position x,y.

              pathname identify row x y
                     Obsolescent synonym for pathname identify item.

              See COLUMN IDENTIFIERS for a discussion of display columns and data columns.

       pathname index item
              Returns the integer index of item within its parent's list of children.

       pathname insert parent index ?-id id? options...
              Creates a new item.  parent is the item ID of the parent item, or the empty  string
              {}  to  create  a  new  top-level  item.   index  is  an integer, or the value end,
              specifying where in the list of parent's children to insert the new item.  If index
              is  less than or equal to zero, the new node is inserted at the beginning; if index
              is greater than or equal to the current number of children, it is inserted  at  the
              end.   If  -id is specified, it is used as the item identifier; id must not already
              exist in the tree.  Otherwise, a new unique identifier is generated.

              pathname insert returns the item identifier of the newly created  item.   See  ITEM
              OPTIONS for the list of available options.

       pathname instate statespec ?script?
              Test the widget state; see ttk::widget(3tk).

       pathname item item ?-option ?value -option value...?
              Query  or  modify  the options for the specified item.  If no -option is specified,
              returns a dictionary of option/value pairs.  If  a  single  -option  is  specified,
              returns  the  value of that option.  Otherwise, the item's options are updated with
              the specified values.  See ITEM OPTIONS for the list of available options.

       pathname move item parent index
              Moves item to position index in parent's list of children.  It is illegal  to  move
              an item under one of its descendants.

              If  index is less than or equal to zero, item is moved to the beginning; if greater
              than or equal to the number of children, it is moved to the end.

       pathname next item
              Returns the identifier of item's next sibling, or {} if item is the last  child  of
              its parent.

       pathname parent item
              Returns  the  ID  of  the  parent of item, or {} if item is at the top level of the
              hierarchy.

       pathname prev item
              Returns the identifier of item's previous sibling, or {} if item is the first child
              of its parent.

       pathname see item
              Ensure  that  item  is  visible:  sets  all  of item's ancestors to -open true, and
              scrolls the widget if necessary so that item is within the visible portion  of  the
              tree.

       pathname selection ?selop itemList?
              If selop is not specified, returns the list of selected items.  Otherwise, selop is
              one of the following:

              pathname selection set itemList
                     itemList becomes the new selection.

              pathname selection add itemList
                     Add itemList to the selection

              pathname selection remove itemList
                     Remove itemList from the selection

              pathname selection toggle itemList
                     Toggle the selection state of each item in itemList.

       pathname set item ?column? ?value?
              With one argument, returns a dictionary of column/value  pairs  for  the  specified
              item.  With two arguments, returns the current value of the specified column.  With
              three arguments, sets the value of column column in  item  item  to  the  specified
              value.  See also COLUMN IDENTIFIERS.

       pathname state ?stateSpec?
              Modify or query the widget state; see ttk::widget(3tk).

       pathName tag args...

              pathName tag bind tagName ?sequence? ?script?
                     Add  a Tk binding script for the event sequence sequence to the tag tagName.
                     When an X event is delivered to an item, binding scripts  for  each  of  the
                     item's -tags are evaluated in order as per bindtags(3tk).

                     <KeyPress>,  <KeyRelease>,  and  virtual  events are sent to the focus item.
                     <ButtonPress>, <ButtonRelease>, and <Motion> events are  sent  to  the  item
                     under the mouse pointer.  No other event types are supported.

                     The   binding   script  undergoes  %-substitutions  before  evaluation;  see
                     bind(3tk) for details.

              pathName tag configure tagName ?option? ?value option value...?
                     Query or modify the options for the  specified  tagName.   If  one  or  more
                     option/value  pairs  are  specified, sets the value of those options for the
                     specified tag.  If a single option is specified, returns the value  of  that
                     option  (or  the  empty  string  if  the  option  has not been specified for
                     tagName).  With no additional arguments, returns a dictionary of the  option
                     settings for tagName.  See TAG OPTIONS for the list of available options.

              pathName tag has tagName ?item?
                     If item is specified, returns 1 or 0 depending on whether the specified item
                     has the named tag.  Otherwise, returns a list of all items  which  have  the
                     specified tag.

              pathName tag names
                     Returns a list of all tags used by the widget.

              pathName tag add tag items
                     Adds  the  specified  tag  to  each  of the listed items.  If tag is already
                     present for a particular item, then the -tags for that item are unchanged.

              pathName tag remove tag ?items?
                     Removes the specified tag from each  of  the  listed  items.   If  items  is
                     omitted,  removes tag from each item in the tree.  If tag is not present for
                     a particular item, then the -tags for that item are unchanged.

       pathName xview args
              Standard command for horizontal scrolling; see widget(3tk).

       pathName yview args
              Standard command for vertical scrolling; see ttk::widget(3tk).

ITEM OPTIONS

       The following item options may be specified for  items  in  the  insert  and  item  widget
       commands.

       Command-Line Name:-text
       Database Name:  text
       Database Class: Text

              The textual label to display for the item.

       Command-Line Name:-image
       Database Name:  image
       Database Class: Image

              A Tk image, displayed to the left of the label.

       Command-Line Name:-values
       Database Name:  values
       Database Class: Values

              The list of values associated with the item.

              Each  item should have the same number of values as the -columns widget option.  If
              there are fewer values than columns, the remaining values are  assumed  empty.   If
              there are more values than columns, the extra values are ignored.

       Command-Line Name:-open
       Database Name:  open
       Database Class: Open

              A  boolean  value indicating whether the item's children should be displayed (-open
              true) or hidden (-open false).

       Command-Line Name:-tags
       Database Name:  tags
       Database Class: Tags

              A list of tags associated with this item.

TAG OPTIONS

       The following options may be specified on tags:

       -foreground
              Specifies the text foreground color.

       -background
              Specifies the cell or item background color.

       -font  Specifies the font to use when drawing text.

       -image Specifies the item image, in case the item's -image option is empty.

COLUMN IDENTIFIERS

       Column identifiers take any of the following forms:

       •      A symbolic name from the list of -columns.

       •      An integer n, specifying the nth data column.

       •      A string of the form #n, where n is an integer, specifying the nth display column.

       NOTE: Item -values may be displayed in a different order than the order in which they  are
       stored.

       NOTE: Column #0 always refers to the tree column, even if -show tree is not specified.

       A  data  column number is an index into an item's -values list; a display column number is
       the column number in the tree where the values are displayed.  Tree labels  are  displayed
       in  column  #0.  If -displaycolumns is not set, then data column n is displayed in display
       column #n+1.  Again, column #0 always refers to the tree column.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

       The treeview widget generates the following virtual events.

       <<TreeviewSelect>>
              Generated whenever the selection changes.

       <<TreeviewOpen>>
              Generated just before setting the focus item to -open true.

       <<TreeviewClose>>
              Generated just after setting the focus item to -open false.

       The focus and selection widget commands can be used to  determine  the  affected  item  or
       items.

SEE ALSO

       ttk::widget(3tk), listbox(3tk), image(3tk), bind(3tk)