com.ebasetech.xi.api.controls
Interface LayoutControl

All Superinterfaces:

ContainerControl, Control, Element, EventOwner, MessageContainer, MessageProperties, java.io.Serializable, WebFormEventOwner

All Known Subinterfaces:

GridCellControl, GroupAndPagePanelProperties, GroupPanelControl, PageControl, PagePanelControl, PanelControl, RepeatingTableControl, RepeatingTableRowControl, TabControl, TitlePanelControl

public interface LayoutControl
extends ContainerControl, MessageProperties

The LayoutControl interface is implemented by all controls that can act as a container i.e. they can contain other controls. Every container has a layout which defines how the child controls of that container are positioned relative to each other - simple examples are horizontally and vertically.

Since:

V4.4

Method Summary

Layout	getLayout() Returns the Layout object configured for the container control or null if no layout is configured.
java.lang.String	getLayoutType() Returns a String representing the layout type for the container.

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.controls.ContainerControl

getChildControls

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.controls.Control

getAll, getCssClass, getErrorMsgClass, getErrorMsgStyle, getLayoutCell, getNextSiblingControl, getPage, getParentControl, getPreviousSiblingControl, getStyle, getWarningMsgClass, getWarningMsgStyle, hasModifier, hide, isDisplayOnly, isDisplayOnlyIncludingParents, isEventField, isHidden, isInheritMsg, isLocalMsg, isNewLine, isShowing, refresh, requestFocus, setCssClass, setDisplayOnly, setErrorMsgClass, setErrorMsgStyle, setHidden, setNewLine, setStyle, setWarningMsgClass, setWarningMsgStyle, show

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.Element

getElementName, getElementType

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.MessageContainer

addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addErrorMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, addWarningMessage, existErrorMessages, existMessages, existWarningMessages

Methods inherited from interface com.ebasetech.xi.api.controls.MessageProperties

getErrorMessageStyle, getWarningMessageStyle

Method Detail

getLayoutType

java.lang.String getLayoutType()

Returns a String representing the layout type for the container. This is a read only property and cannot be set. The layout type will be one of:

• FLOW
• VERTICAL_BOX
• HORIZONTAL_BOX
• COLUMN
• FIELD

Returns null if no layout is configured.

Since:

V4.4

See Also:

getLayout()

getLayout

Layout getLayout()

Returns the Layout object configured for the container control or null if no layout is configured. The specific object returned will be an extension of Layout and will be one of the following:

• Flow Layout
• Horizontal Box Layout
• Vertical Box Layout
• Field Grid Layout
• Column Layout

This is a read only property and cannot be set.

Further documentation.

Since:

V4.4