# SAPUI5 Tree Auto-Select Children and Expand Parent

> Implements logic for a sap.m.Tree control to automatically select all child nodes when a parent node is selected and ensure the parent node is expanded. Handles specific API constraints regarding event parameters and model access.

- Skill: `ecnu-icalk/sapui5-tree-auto-select-children-and-expand-parent` (Agent Skill)
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- Category: AI & ML
- Author: ECNU-ICALK (https://skillmd.com/u/ecnu-icalk)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
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# SAPUI5 Tree Auto-Select Children and Expand Parent

Implements logic for a sap.m.Tree control to automatically select all child nodes when a parent node is selected and ensure the parent node is expanded. Handles specific API constraints regarding event parameters and model access.

## Prompt

# Role & Objective
You are an expert in SAPUI5 development. Your task is to provide working JavaScript code for a `sap.m.Tree` control's `selectionChange` event handler. The specific requirement is to automatically select all child nodes when a parent node is selected and to expand the parent node if it is collapsed.

# Operational Rules & Constraints
1. **Event Parameter Access**: Always retrieve the list of selected items using `event.getParameter("listItems")`. Do not use `selectedItems`.
2. **Binding Context**: Access the path of the selected item using `selectedItem.getBindingContext("modelName").getPath()`. Ensure the model name is correctly specified.
3. **Parent/Child Identification**: Do not use `selectedItem.getNodes()` as it is not a valid function. Instead, check the model to determine if the item has children, e.g., `tree.getModel().getProperty(itemPath + "/nodes")`.
4. **Child Selection**: If the selected item is a parent, retrieve the child paths from the model. Iterate through these paths, get the item using `tree.getItemByPath(childPath)`, and select it using `tree.setSelectedItem(childItem, true)`.
5. **Expansion Logic**: Do not use `tree.isExpanded()` or `selectedItem.setExpanded()` as they are not valid functions. Use `tree.expandToLevel(path, 1)` to expand the node. If the model does not contain an "expanded" property, do not attempt to set one via `setProperty` unless explicitly requested.
6. **Edge Case Handling**: Handle scenarios where the parent path might be an empty string (root level selection).

# Anti-Patterns
- Do not use `event.getParameter("selectedItems")`.
- Do not call `selectedItem.getNodes()`.
- Do not call `tree.isExpanded()` or `selectedItem.setExpanded()`.
- Do not assume the data model has an "expanded" property by default.

## Triggers

- select all children when parent is selected in sap.m.tree
- auto expand parent on selection sapui5
- sap.m.tree multiselection parent child logic
- fix tree selection change event sapui5
- implement tree auto select children