Class sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutModule: sap/ui/layout/BlockLayout

extends Control

The BlockLayout is used to display several objects in a section-based manner. It features horizontal and vertical subdivisions, and full-width banners seen frequently in contemporary web design. Background colors are attached directly to these “blocks” of the layout. Special full-width sections of the BlockLayout allow horizontal scrolling through a set of blocks. Example use cases are SAP HANA Cloud Integration and the SAPUI5 Demo Kit. In SAP HANA Cloud Integration the BlockLayout serves as a banner-like presentation of illustrative icons with associated text. By placing pictorial and textual elements side by side in different blocks, a relation of content is established. In the SAPUI5 Demo Kit the BlockLayout serves as a flexible container for diverging content, such as headings, explanatory texts, code snippets, remarks, and examples. The BlockLayout comes in three types: Layout only (default), Bright, and Mixed background colors.


Since: 1.34.
Constructor Summary
new sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout(sId?, mSettings?)Constructor for a new BlockLayout.
Events borrowed from class sap.ui.core.Control
Method Summary
sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout.extend(sClassName, oClassInfo?, FNMetaImpl?)Creates a new subclass of class sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout with name sClassName and enriches it with the information contained in oClassInfo.
sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout.getMetadata()Returns a metadata object for class sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout.
addContent(oContent)Adds some content to the aggregation content.
destroyContent()Destroys all the content in the aggregation content.
getBackground()Gets current value of property background.
getContent()Gets content of aggregation content.
indexOfContent(oContent)Checks for the provided sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow in the aggregation content.
insertContent(oContent, iIndex)Inserts a content into the aggregation content.
removeAllContent()Removes all the controls from the aggregation content.
removeContent(vContent)Removes a content from the aggregation content.
setBackground(sBackground)Sets a new value for property background.
Constructor Detail
new sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout(sId?, mSettings?)
Constructor for a new BlockLayout.

Accepts an object literal mSettings that defines initial property values, aggregated and associated objects as well as event handlers. See sap.ui.base.ManagedObject for a general description of the syntax of the settings object.

The supported settings are:

  • Properties
    • background : sap.ui.layout.BlockBackgroundType (default: Default)
  • Aggregations
    • content : sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow[] (default)

In addition, all settings applicable to the base type sap.ui.core.Control can be used as well.

Parameters:
{string}sId? ID for the new control, generated automatically if no ID is given
{object}mSettings? Initial settings for the new control
Method Detail
sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout.extend(sClassName, oClassInfo?, FNMetaImpl?): function
Creates a new subclass of class sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout with name sClassName and enriches it with the information contained in oClassInfo.

oClassInfo might contain the same kind of information as described in sap.ui.core.Control.extend.

Parameters:
{string}sClassName Name of the class being created
{object}oClassInfo? Object literal with information about the class
{function}FNMetaImpl? Constructor function for the metadata object; if not given, it defaults to sap.ui.core.ElementMetadata
Returns:
{function} Created class / constructor function
sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout.getMetadata(): sap.ui.base.Metadata
Returns a metadata object for class sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout.
Returns:
{sap.ui.base.Metadata} Metadata object describing this class
addContent(oContent): sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout
Adds some content to the aggregation content.
Parameters:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow}oContent the content to add; if empty, nothing is inserted
Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout} Reference to this in order to allow method chaining
destroyContent(): sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout
Destroys all the content in the aggregation content.
Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout} Reference to this in order to allow method chaining
Gets current value of property background.

Determines the background used for the Layout

Default value is Default.

Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockBackgroundType} Value of property background
Gets content of aggregation content.

The Rows to be included in the content of the control

Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow[]}
indexOfContent(oContent): int
Checks for the provided sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow in the aggregation content. and returns its index if found or -1 otherwise.
Parameters:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow}oContent The content whose index is looked for
Returns:
{int} The index of the provided control in the aggregation if found, or -1 otherwise
insertContent(oContent, iIndex): sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout
Inserts a content into the aggregation content.
Parameters:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow}oContent the content to insert; if empty, nothing is inserted
{int}iIndex the 0-based index the content should be inserted at; for a negative value of iIndex, the content is inserted at position 0; for a value greater than the current size of the aggregation, the content is inserted at the last position
Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout} Reference to this in order to allow method chaining
removeAllContent(): sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow[]
Removes all the controls from the aggregation content.

Additionally, it unregisters them from the hosting UIArea.

Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow[]} An array of the removed elements (might be empty)
removeContent(vContent): sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow
Removes a content from the aggregation content.
Parameters:
{int|string|sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow}vContent The contentto remove or its index or id
Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayoutRow} The removed content or null
setBackground(sBackground): sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout
Sets a new value for property background.

Determines the background used for the Layout

When called with a value of null or undefined, the default value of the property will be restored.

Default value is Default.

Parameters:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockBackgroundType}sBackground New value for property background
Returns:
{sap.ui.layout.BlockLayout} Reference to this in order to allow method chaining