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Prepare your project

This guide explains how to prepare your project to use the Flexible TreeView component.

You can integrate Flexible TreeView into your project in two ways:

  • Through the Visual Studio Windows Forms designer for design-time configuration
  • Programmatically by referencing the Flexible TreeView assembly and configuring it through code

Flexible TreeView assemblies#

For details about Flexible TreeView run-time and design-time assemblies, see the Deployment section.

For .NET Framework applications#

Design-time configuration#

To use the Flexible TreeView component in design-time, add it to the Visual Studio Toolbox as described here and drop it to your form.

Code-only configuration#

To use Flexible TreeView programmatically:

  1. Reference the \Bin\net4.6\ARMSoft.FlexibleTreeView.dll assembly in your project

Note

For projects targeting .NET Framework 4.6 - 4.8.1, use the Flexible TreeView assembly that targets .NET Framework 4.6.

  1. Add the Properties\license.licx file to your project with this content:

    ARMSoft.FlexibleTreeView.FlexibleTreeView, ARMSoft.FlexibleTreeView, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a0f39221011ef811

    Replace 6.0.0.0 with your Flexible TreeView version number.

Tip

Visual Studio automatically generates the license.licx file when you add Flexible TreeView through the Toolbox.

For .NET applications#

To add Flexible TreeView to your .NET Core application, install the Flexible TreeView NuGet package in your project.

Tip

The Properties\license.licx file does not need to be added or managed in the .NET Core project. It is sufficient to install the Flexible TreeView NuGet package to your project.

After installing the NuGet package, Flexible TreeView becomes available in both the Visual Studio Toolbox and as a referenced assembly in your project. You can use it at design-time by dragging the component onto your form or in code-only mode.

Next Steps#

Once you've added the Flexible TreeView reference to your project, refer to the Core concepts guide to learn how to use it.