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When you request a Rich UI handler in the IDE, the Rich UI editor includes a grid layout of 3 columns and 4 rows.
  
 
= Declare and display a set of widgets  =
 
= Declare and display a set of widgets  =

Revision as of 21:00, 15 February 2012

The next sections outline a way to develop a Rich UI application. The IDE helps you to do the tasks quickly.

For background information, see Web technology for EGL Rich UI.

Create a Handler type of stereotype RUIHandler

Consider a grid layout on the design surface:

Gridlayout initial design.jpg

Here is the related code:

package client;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
 
handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{
 
   // sets one or more widgets at the root of the widget tree.
   initialUI =[ui], 
 
   // specifies the function that runs initially and without user interaction.
   onConstructionFunction = start, 
 
   // identifies the CSS file that helps you to design the page.
   cssFile = "css/MyProject.css", 
 
   // sets the title that is displayed at the top of your browser or browser tab.
   title = "MyHandler"}
 
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4, children =[]};
 
   function start()
   end
end

When you request a Rich UI handler in the IDE, the Rich UI editor includes a grid layout of 3 columns and 4 rows.

Declare and display a set of widgets

The grid layout now has four widgets in the first two columns:

Gridlayout without spanning design.jpg

The third column is present, but empty.

Here is the preview and related code:

Gridlayout without spanning.jpg

package client;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.Button;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.CheckBox;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutLib;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
import eglx.ui.rui.RUIHandler;
 
handler MySecondHandler type RUIhandler{
   initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start, 
   cssFile = "css/MyProject.css", title = "MyHandler"}
 
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4, 
   children =[myLabel, myTextField, myCheckBox, myButton]};
 
   myLabel TextLabel{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column=1},
     text = "a label: " };
 
   myTextField TextField{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column = 2}, 
                          text = "a text field"};
 
   myCheckBox CheckBox{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 2, column = 2 }, 
                          text="a check box" };
 
   myButton Button{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 4, column = 1 }, 
                    text="a button" };
 
   function start()
   end
end

Customize the display

Some cells now span multiple columns or rows:

Gridlayout spanning design.jpg

Here is the preview and related code:

Gridlayout spanning.jpg

package client;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.Button;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.CheckBox;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutLib;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
import eglx.ui.rui.RUIHandler;
 
handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{
   initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start, 
   cssFile = "css/MyProject.css", title = "MyHandler"}
 
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4, 
   children =[myLabel, myTextField, myCheckBox, myButton]};
 
   myLabel TextLabel{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column=1},
     text = "a label: " };
 
   myTextField TextField{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column = 2,
      horizontalSpan = 2 }, text = "a text field"};
 
   myCheckBox CheckBox{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 2, column = 2, 
      verticalSpan = 2 }, text="a check box" };
 
   myButton Button{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 4, column = 1,
                    horizontalSpan = 2, 
                    horizontalAlignment = GridLayoutLib.Align_Center }, 
                    text="a button" };
 
 
 
   function start()
   end
end




Assign and code event handlers

 

Write the on-construction function

 





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