[TYPO3-mvc] Tree in backend and frontend

[Franz Koch]

Hey Michael,

> I'm currently implementing a category system based on nested sets.
> Everything works so far - now I wanted to know what is best practice if
> you want to render a JS tree (like the page tree for example) in Backend
> (and Frontend later)?
>
> Is the page tree usable as a standalone library and can I fill it with
> arbitrary hierarchical data - or is is restricted to pages and needs the
> DB structure used in TYPO3 to manage hierarchical data? I do not have a
> parent_id or things like that...
>
> I already looked at cps_tcatree but this comes with its own JS - I would
> like to use something already being there...

don't get me wrong, but how is this related to Extbase? You might get 
best answers for this on the DEV list.

But since TYPO3 4.5 there is the possibility to render select fields as 
a tree in BE forms. Just have a look at the current documentation (or 
probably pending docs).

-- 
kind regards,
Franz Koch