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7. Layouts and Menus
Awesome right? You can specify one or more controls for each of the fields, and the Form
will render the groupings and labels for you.
You can choose to lay out the label above the inputs as well:
fieldset("FieldSet", labelPosition = VERTICAL)
Each field represents a container with the label and another container for the input fields
you add inside it. The input container is by default an HBox , meaning that multiple inputs
within a single field will be laid out next to each other. You can specify the orientation
parameter to a field to make it lay out multiple inputs below each other. Another use case for
Vertical orientation is to allow an input to grow as the form expands vertically. This is handy
for displaying TextAreas in Forms:
form {
fieldset("Feedback Form", labelPosition = VERTICAL) {
field("Comment", VERTICAL) {
textarea {
prefRowCount = 5
vgrow = Priority.ALWAYS
}
}
buttonbar {
button("Send")
}
}
}
Figure 7.8
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