formLayout

formLayout is a responsive layout that arranges components into columns. The number of columns changes depending on the layout width.

  • XML element: formLayout

  • Java class: FormLayout

Basics

By default, formLayout arranges all components into two columns.

<formLayout id="formLayout">
    <textField placeholder="City" label="Where from?"/>
    <textField placeholder="City" label="Where to?"/>
    <datePicker label="Depart"/>
    <datePicker label="Return"/>
    <button text="Search tickets"/>
</formLayout>
form layout basic 1

When the layout width is smaller, it automatically adjusts to a single column.

form layout basic 2

Columns

Define how many columns are shown based on the layout width.

@ViewComponent
private FormLayout formLayout;

@Subscribe
public void onInit(final InitEvent event) {
    formLayout.setResponsiveSteps(
            new FormLayout.ResponsiveStep("0", 1),
            new FormLayout.ResponsiveStep("320px", 2),
            new FormLayout.ResponsiveStep("460px", 3),
            new FormLayout.ResponsiveStep("600px", 4),
            new FormLayout.ResponsiveStep("740px", 5));
}
form layout columns

Column Span

formLayout respects the nested components' properties. Use the colspan property to set the number of columns occupied by the component.

<formLayout>
    <textField placeholder="City" label="Where from?"/>
    <textField placeholder="City" label="Where to?"/>
    <datePicker label="Depart"/>
    <datePicker label="Return"/>
    <button text="Search tickets" colspan="2"/>
</formLayout>
form layout

Attributes

id - classNames - colspan - dataContainer - enabled - height - labelsPosition - maxHeight - maxWidth - minHeight - minWidth - visible - width -

labelsPosition

Sets the label position for components within the layout.

  • ASIDE — labels are positioned to the side of the components.

  • TOP — labels are positioned above the components.

Handlers

AttachEvent - ClickEvent DetachEvent

To generate a handler stub in Jmix Studio, use the Handlers tab of the Jmix UI inspector panel or the Generate Handler action available in the top panel of the view class and through the Code → Generate menu (Alt+Insert / Cmd+N).

ClickEvent

com.vaadin.flow.component.ClickEvent is sent when the user clicks the layout.

See Also

See Vaadin Docs for more information.