JTree - getting at selected node

[kate damond]

This should be really easy. Each node in my JTree has several attributes which I now want to get at. I can get the selected path for my tree using getSelectionPath(), but I don't seem to be able to get at the node itself !!
Thanks,
Kate

[kate damond]

Ok, I figured that out now.

DefaultMutableTreeNode node = new DefaultMutableTreeNode();
node = (MyTree)(TreeEvent.getSource
()).getLastSelectedPathComponent();

Next question is that I don't seem to be able to get at my nodes correctly. I get a DefaultMutableTreeNode, but I know that my nodes were MyTreeNodeObject when I put them there.
So, how comes I can't cast back to MyTreeNodeObject ???

MyTreeNodeObject node = new MyTreeNodeObject();
....
node = (MyTreeNodeObject)(((MyTree)(e.getSource)).getLastSelectedPathComponent());

Cheers
Kate

[John Gallagher]

What kind of exception do you get when you try to cast it? The way that you show should work.

[Vinod Venugopal]

Why dont u put all ur nodes ( custom ) in a Vector, then run a search & when u get what u want pick it from the collection.
This is how u would cast it to ur custom node type...
DefaultMutableTreeNode currentNode =(DefaultMutableTreeNode)Tree.getLastSelectedPathComponent();
....
CustomNodeType currentItem = (CustomNodeType)currentNode.getUserObject();
this shud work