The Node SmartItem is one of the preferred SmartItems for the SmartOptionList SmartControl and is designed to be used as an expandable node.  

Although the Node SmartItem is one of the SmartOptionList's preferred SmartItems, it can also be used with any other SmartControl.

Preferred sibling SmartItems

The following table provides a list of the preferred sibling SmartItems: 

Things you should consider

• Do you want to prevent a SmartItem from being selected? Set its CanBeSelected property to false. 

• Do you want to display an image? Set the item's Image or ImageIndex property.