# Tree (UI SDK): Multiple selection

> With `mode="multiple"`, Cmd or Ctrl-click toggles an item and Shift extends a range. `expandOnPress={false}` leaves expanding to the chevron and the arrow keys.

Canonical: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/multiple

Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/ui-sdk-tree-multiple.json
```

This adds `components/examples/ui-sdk-tree/multiple.tsx` with the Tree component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/ui-sdk-tree/multiple.tsx"
"use client"

import * as React from "react"

import { Tree, type TreeItemData } from "@/components/ui/ui-sdk-tree"

const items: TreeItemData[] = [
  {
    value: "inbox",
    label: "Inbox",
    children: [
      { value: "updates", label: "Updates" },
      { value: "forums", label: "Forums" },
      { value: "promotions", label: "Promotions" },
    ],
  },
  {
    value: "projects",
    label: "Projects",
    children: [
      { value: "website", label: "Website" },
      { value: "mobile", label: "Mobile app" },
    ],
  },
  { value: "archive", label: "Archive" },
  { value: "trash", label: "Trash" },
]

function UiSdkTreeMultiple() {
  const [value, setValue] = React.useState(["updates", "website"])

  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-xs flex-col gap-3">
      <Tree
        aria-label="Folders"
        items={items}
        mode="multiple"
        value={value}
        onValueChange={setValue}
        expandOnPress={false}
        defaultExpanded={["inbox", "projects"]}
      />
      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{value.length} selected</p>
    </div>
  )
}

export { UiSdkTreeMultiple }
```

## Props in this example

### Tree

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `items` | `TreeItemData[]` | – | The whole hierarchy. Without children, the tree renders styled rows from it. |
| `mode` | `"single" \| "multiple" \| "none"` | `"single"` |  |
| `value` | `string \| string[] \| null` | – |  |
| `onValueChange` | `(value, details) => void` | – |  |
| `defaultExpanded` | `string[]` | – |  |
| `expandOnPress` | `boolean` | `true` |  |

## More Tree examples

- [Items as data](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/data)
- [File paths](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/paths)
- [Checkboxes](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/checkboxes)
- [Navigation](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/links)
- [Loading children](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/lazy)
- [Lines and small size](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/lines)
- [Controller](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/controller)
- [Find in page](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/find-in-page)
- [Disabled](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/disabled)
- [Right to left](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-tree/examples/rtl)