Layout

Generates layout containers supporting various layout types including tab, accordion, border, hbox, and vbox.

Syntax

<bx:layout 
    type="string"
    align="string"
    fillHeight="boolean"
    fitToWindow="boolean"
    height="string"
    width="string"
    style="string"
    id="string"
    class="string"
    name="string">
    <!-- layoutarea children -->
</bx:layout>

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Default
type	string	Yes	Layout type: tab, accordion, border, hbox, vbox
align	string	No	Content alignment: left, center, right, justify
fillHeight	boolean	No	Fill available height	false
fitToWindow	boolean	No	Fill entire window viewport	false
height	string	No	CSS height value
width	string	No	CSS width value
style	string	No	Additional CSS styles
id	string	No	HTML element ID	Auto-generated
class	string	No	Additional CSS classes
name	string	No	Component name identifier

Examples

Tab Layout

<bx:layout type="tab" height="400px">
    <bx:layoutarea title="Tab 1" selected="true">
        <p>Content for the first tab</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
    <bx:layoutarea title="Tab 2">
        <p>Content for the second tab</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
</bx:layout>

Accordion Layout

<bx:layout type="accordion" width="300px">
    <bx:layoutarea title="Section 1" collapsible="true">
        <p>Collapsible section content</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
    <bx:layoutarea title="Section 2" collapsed="false">
        <p>Another section of content</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
</bx:layout>

Border Layout

<bx:layout type="border" fitToWindow="true">
    <bx:layoutarea position="north" height="60px">
        Header content
    </bx:layoutarea>
    <bx:layoutarea position="center">
        Main content area
    </bx:layoutarea>
    <bx:layoutarea position="south" height="30px">
        Footer content
    </bx:layoutarea>
</bx:layout>

Horizontal Box Layout

<bx:layout type="hbox" align="center">
    <bx:layoutarea flex="1">
        <p>Left panel</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
    <bx:layoutarea flex="2">
        <p>Center panel (wider)</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
    <bx:layoutarea flex="1">
        <p>Right panel</p>
    </bx:layoutarea>
</bx:layout>

Layout Types

• tab: Tabbed interface with clickable tab headers

• accordion: Collapsible sections that expand/collapse

• border: Five-region layout (north, south, east, west, center)

• hbox: Horizontal box layout with flexible widths

• vbox: Vertical box layout with flexible heights

Usage Notes

• Must contain <bx:layoutarea> child components

• Each layout type has specific requirements for layoutarea attributes

• Requires BoxLang AJAX JavaScript files for interactive functionality

• The type attribute is required and determines the layout behavior

Related Components

• LayoutArea - Define areas within layouts

• AjaxImport - Import required AJAX files