--- /dev/null
+---
+title: selectNode
+name: functions-selectnode
+---
+
+**function selectNode(node);**
+
+**function selectNode(null);**
+
+Select this node.
+
+You can deselect the current node by calling **selectNode(null)**.
+
+{% highlight js %}
+// create tree
+var $tree = $('#tree1');
+$tree.tree({
+ data: data,
+ selectable: true
+});
+
+var node = $tree.tree('getNodeById', 123);
+$tree.tree('selectNode', node);
+{% endhighlight %}