# Data in Tree component?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/data-in-tree-component/254646>\
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**Created:** [March 13, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/data-in-tree-component/254646 "2008-03-13T20:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![DigSafe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@DigSafe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DigSafe)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/data-in-tree-component/254646/1 "2008-03-13T20:36:08Z")

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This is driving me crazy.  
Here is what I have:

import mx.controls.Tree;

this.createClassObject (Tree,“myTree”,10);  
myTree.setSize (300,100);  
myTree.addTreeNode (“MY LABEL”,“MY DATA”);

var treeL:Object = new Object();  
treeL.change = function(){  
trace(myTree.selectedNode);//returns \<node data=“MY DATA” label=“MY LABEL” /\>  
trace(myTree.selectedNode.data);//returns undefined  
}  
//  
myTree.addEventListener(“change”,treeL);

I am trying to get access to the data object so that I can display it in a text field.

Please help!