--- /dev/null
+---
+title: getLevel
+name: node-functions-getlevel
+---
+
+Get the level of a node. The level is distance of a node to the root node.
+
+{% highlight js %}
+var node = $('#tree1').tree('getNodeById', 123);
+
+// result is e.g. 2
+var level = node.getLevel();
+{% endhighlight %}