Better TreeView for Windows Forms - .NET 3.5

Question

Is there a better free TreeView control that exists for Visual Studio 2008 / .NET 3.5?

I believe I need something a little more powerful than the out-of-the box version. I'm not exactly sure for what yet but I thought I'd ask quickly before I get too far in to my project...

Thank you!

Best Regards,
Frank

Answer 1

TreeViewAdv seems to be pretty nice. It is described with the following features on SourceForge.net:

• Extensible advanced TreeView.
• 100% management C# code.
• Features: Model/View architecture.
  • Multicolumns.
  • Multiselection.
  • Different controls for each node: CheckBox, Icon, Label ...
  • Drag&Drop highlighting.
  • Load on demand.
  • Incremental search.

We will most likely use this in one or two occasions in an upcoming project, IIRC.

HTH

Answer 2

I would be wary with what you are going to use for a tree view control, make sure to test the amount of memory they consume vs speed of drawing.

We are having problems at work with the treeview control (made by Crownwood Software, called DotNetMagic) as it is causing memory leaks a lot, although its speed of drawing is very quick.

Most component vendors supply trials, so make good use of those! here are some to help you on your way:

C1 Controls
DotNetMagic (but beware of the memory in this one, check for yourself, it still might be suitable)

Edit: Sorry, missed the free bit, sorry