<af:panelFormLayout>

af:panelFormLayout panelFormLayout panel form layout

UIComponent class: oracle.adf.view.rich.component.rich.layout.RichPanelFormLayout
Component type: oracle.adf.RichPanelFormLayout

The panelFormLayout positions input form controls, such that their labels and fields line up vertically. It supports multiple columns, and also supports a footer facet.

Usually, this component will simply contain labelled ADF Faces input components in its main content. This includes components whose names start with 'input' (like inputText and inputDate) and components that start with 'select' (like selectOneChoice, selectBooleanRadio, and selectManyChoice). These components must have their 'simple' attribute set to false, which is the default, and will cause the labels and fields inside the panelFormLayout to be aligned vertically.

When more complex field content is needed, use a panelLabelAndMessage around the content.

Other components can be added to panelFormLayout, but they will not line up with labels and fields automatically, and each will appear on its own row. You can use other panel components, like a horizontal layout panelGroupLayout, to layout a row of buttons or fields. To align content with other labels and fields, use panelLabelAndMessage or use the 'footer' facet. You may also alternatively place a facetRef, iterator, or switcher inside of the panelFormLayout and their resolved children will be treated as if they were direct children of the panelFormLayout.

PanelFormLayout supports grouping of its child components. If you place panelFormLayout children inside of a group, separators will be drawn around the group of items if adjacent to other form items. Separators won't be drawn at the top if the group is the first item in the column or, at the bottom if the group is the last item in the column. Grouped panelFormLayout items are kept in the same column of the panelFormLayout even when the assigned rows attribute is set to a value smaller than the number of items in the group. The panelFormLayout component also supports the group component in its footer facet so you can place more than one item in the footer. You can group footer items one additional time to get separators to appear.

<af:panelFormLayout rows="6" labelWidth="40%">
  <!-- A bunch of form components -->
  <af:inputText label="Text"/>
  <af:inputFile label="File"/>
  <af:selectInputText label="SelectInput"/>
  <af:inputDate label="Date"/>
  <af:inputText label="Attribute"/>
  <af:inputText label="Attribute"/>
  <af:inputText label="Attribute"/>
  <af:inputText label="Attribute"/>

  <!-- Now, an example of panelLabelAndMessage for more complex content -->
  <af:panelLabelAndMessage label="Date Range">
    <af:panelGroupLayout>
      <af:inputDate simple="true" shortDesc="Start date"/>
      <af:inputDate simple="true" shortDesc="End date"/>
    </af:panelGroupLayout>
  </af:panelLabelAndMessage>
  <f:facet name="footer">
    <af:panelButtonBar>
      <af:commandButton text="Button 1"/>
      <af:commandButton text="Button 2"/>
    </af:panelButtonBar>
  </f:facet>      
</af:panelFormLayout>
   

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