[TYPO3-mvc] Backend Trees - how did you solve those?

[Franz Koch]

Hey list,

I'm currently in need of a tree view of extbase records for a TCEForms 
select field - in detail a category selection rendered as tree (quite 
common usecase though).

Before I start working on something I wanted to ask you folks how you 
solved it in your extensions. Did you work with the extbase models for 
creating/rendering the tree, or did you use some good old custom DB 
queries and patched everything up? As the category selection might 
become quite complex I dislike a simple selectbox/group-field approach.

I'm also interested in what you actually did in detail - 'cuz I'm not 
that familiar with TCEForms and treeViews. I know there's a abstract 
treeView available in the core, but didn't check that out yet, because 
in my attempts to render a nice tree some years ago this tree class was 
a mess and only meant for pageTrees.

Thanks for your comments and advises.

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kind regards,
Franz Koch