The art of laying out pages

The first task in building a web page is to pick up the right layout for placing the UI components. The ADF Faces components stack is rich with a number of layout components which can be used for arranging other UI components on the page. The following table lists commonly used ADF Faces layout components:

Component

Description

Stretched by Parent

Stretch Children

af:panelFormLayout

Arranges items in columns or grids.

No

No

af:panelBorderLayout

Places items in fixed, peripheral areas around a central area.

No

No

af: panelStretchLayout

Enables automatic component stretching in your pages. This contains top, bottom, start, center, and end facets to hold child components.

Yes (when

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