To create a tree view with CSS and JavaScript, the code is as follows −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<style>
body {
font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
}
ul, #treeUL {
list-style-type: none;
}
#treeUL {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.rootTree {
cursor: pointer;
user-select: none;
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: bold;
color: blue;
}
li {
font-size: 16px;
color: crimson;
font-weight: 500;
}
.rootTree::before {
content: "\25B6";
color: black;
display: inline-block;
margin-right: 6px;
}
.rootTree-down::before {
transform: rotate(90deg);
}
.children {
display: none;
}
.active {
display: block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Tree view example</h1>
<ul id="treeUL">
<li>
<span class="rootTree">Root</span>
<ul class="children">
<li>/bin</li>
<li>/etc</li>
<li>
<span class="rootTree">/home</span>
<ul class="children">
<li>/home/Downloads</li>
<li>/home/Pictures/</li>
<li>
<span class="rootTree">/home/Desktop</span>
<ul class="children">
<li>/home/Desktop/file.txt</li>
<li>/home/Desktop/file1.mp3</li>
<li>/home/Desktop/file1.mp4</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<script>
debugger;
console.log('wow');
var toggler = document.querySelectorAll(".rootTree");
Array.from(toggler).forEach(item => {
item.addEventListener("click", () => {
item.parentElement .querySelector(".children") .classList.toggle("active");
item.classList.toggle("rootTree-down");
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
The above code will produce the following output −

On expanding the tree by clicking on the caret −
