User Interface and Behavior Customization

• Mar 09, 2024

UI construction is a primary step in building a business application. The XAF automatically generates a UI based on your business model and the Application Model. You can use the default UI or customize it via an Application Model or in code. Topics in this section provide detailed information on XAF UI elements and the mechanisms of their creation and interaction.

Concepts

• Application Model (UI Settings Storage)
• UI Element Overview
• How to: Include a Custom UI Control That Is Not Integrated by Default (WinForms, ASP.NET WebForms, and ASP.NET Core Blazor)
• Controllers and Actions (Menu Commands)
  • Controllers
  • Actions (Menu Commands)
• Windows and Frames

• Templates

  • Template Customization
• Action Containers

• Views

  • Ways to Show a View
  • List View Edit Modes
  • List View Data Access Modes
  • Asynchronous Data Loading (Windows Forms)
• View Items and Property Editors
  • Property Editors
• List Editors
• Ways to Access UI Elements and Their Controls

Community Content

• One more dive into the XAF Views Structure