This page will present the most commonly used ZKoss ZUML components as a little jumpstart getting into the language. Many components have direct HTML equivalents, so ZUML is very easy to learn if you know HTML. The full ZKoss component reference can be found here.
Without further ado, the most commonly used ZKoss components are:
ZKoss component |
HTML equivalent |
RatorSwing equivalent |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
<label> |
<p> |
RatorLabel |
Simply displays text. |
<div> |
<div> |
N/A |
Simple container (Note that ZKoss also has a <panel> component). |
<groupbox> |
<fieldset> |
RatorPanel |
Container used to group components. |
<panel> |
N/A |
RatorPanel |
Container that behaves more like a physical panel than a simple logical grouping like Div. |
<listbox> |
<table> |
RatorTable |
Displays multiple lines of similar data. |
<grid> |
<table> |
N/A |
Displays multiple lines and columns of objects. Supports a more generic layout than Listbox. |
<button> |
<button> |
RatorButton |
Simple button component. |
<textbox> |
<input type="text"> |
RatorTextField |
Input field for short text strings. |
<combobox> |
<select> |
RatorComboBox |
Text field with a set of pre-defined options. Field can allow any text input or be locked to only the pre-defined options. |