---
title: Add and Remove Nodes with TreeView Control
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
  - "cpp"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "examples [Windows Forms], TreeView control"
  - "TreeView control [Windows Forms], removing nodes"
  - "tree nodes in TreeView control"
  - "TreeView control [Windows Forms], adding nodes"
ms.assetid: de1b82db-4905-449a-9f59-af271a6b6673
---
# How to: Add and Remove Nodes with the Windows Forms TreeView Control
The Windows Forms <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeView> control stores the top-level nodes in its <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeView.Nodes%2A> collection. Each <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode> also has its own <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode.Nodes%2A> collection to store its child nodes. Both collection properties are of type <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeNodeCollection>, which provides standard collection members that enable you to add, remove, and rearrange the nodes at a single level of the node hierarchy.  
  
### To add nodes programmatically  
  
1. Use the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeNodeCollection.Add%2A> method of the tree view's <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeView.Nodes%2A> property.  
  
    ```vb  
    ' Adds new node as a child node of the currently selected node.  
    Dim newNode As TreeNode = New TreeNode("Text for new node")  
    TreeView1.SelectedNode.Nodes.Add(newNode)  
    ```  
  
    ```csharp  
    // Adds new node as a child node of the currently selected node.  
    TreeNode newNode = new TreeNode("Text for new node");  
    treeView1.SelectedNode.Nodes.Add(newNode);  
    ```  
  
    ```cpp  
    // Adds new node as a child node of the currently selected node.  
    TreeNode ^ newNode = new TreeNode("Text for new node");  
    treeView1->SelectedNode->Nodes->Add(newNode);  
    ```  
  
### To remove nodes programmatically  
  
1. Use the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeNodeCollection.Remove%2A> method of the tree view's <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeView.Nodes%2A> property to remove a single node, or the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TreeNodeCollection.Clear%2A> method to clear all nodes.  
  
    ```vb  
    ' Removes currently selected node, or root if nothing is selected.  
    TreeView1.Nodes.Remove(TreeView1.SelectedNode)  
    ' Clears all nodes.  
    TreeView1.Nodes.Clear()  
    ```  
  
    ```csharp  
    // Removes currently selected node, or root if nothing
    // is selected.  
    treeView1.Nodes.Remove(treeView1.SelectedNode);  
    // Clears all nodes.  
    TreeView1.Nodes.Clear();  
    ```  
  
    ```cpp  
    // Removes currently selected node, or root if nothing  
    // is selected.  
    treeView1->Nodes->Remove(treeView1->SelectedNode);  
    // Clears all nodes.  
    treeView1->Nodes->Clear();  
    ```  
  
## See also

- [TreeView Control](treeview-control-windows-forms.md)
- [TreeView Control Overview](treeview-control-overview-windows-forms.md)
- [How to: Set Icons for the Windows Forms TreeView Control](how-to-set-icons-for-the-windows-forms-treeview-control.md)
- [How to: Iterate Through All Nodes of a Windows Forms TreeView Control](how-to-iterate-through-all-nodes-of-a-windows-forms-treeview-control.md)
- [How to: Determine Which TreeView Node Was Clicked](how-to-determine-which-treeview-node-was-clicked-windows-forms.md)
- [How to: Add Custom Information to a TreeView or ListView Control (Windows Forms)](add-custom-information-to-a-treeview-or-listview-control-wf.md)