Using ZK Borderlayout
From Documentation
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Using ZK Border Layout
Suppose in our shopping cart application, we have the following requirements:
- Product View - A table displaying the available products to purchase
- Shopping Cart View - A list of items placed in the shopping cart
- Order View - A record of all the orders placed
A Quick Intro to Border Layout
The borderlayout divides a page into five sections: North, East, Center, West, South.
Why Use Borderlayout
Border Layout stands out as the obvious choice because it supports:
- splittable, so we could adjust the dimensions of the views by dragging the splitters.
- collapsible, so views could be collapsed to make room for other views.
Using the Borderlayout, we could outline the shopping cart application like the following: