XML Window Toolkit

Ui Framework designed for Eclipse

Eclipse XWT

Eclipse XWT in Action

• About XWT• Custom Form generator• Steps to creating a

wizard• Bean validation by

JSR303• Advantages

Benedek IstvánBestest Kft. E-mail: istvan.benedek@bestest.huTel.: +36 (70) 275 9 275

About XWT

• XWT stands for eclipse XML Window Toolkit

• XWT is Part of eclipse 4

• Declerative UI

• Composite vs Shell <Shell xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/xwt/presentation"...

• Layout <FillLayout/>

• Event handling <Button text="Click Me!" SelectionEvent="clickButton">

• Data binding <Label text="{binding path=Name}"/>

• Style (CSS)

• JFace integration

• More information: http://wiki.eclipse.org/E4/XWT

Custom form generation 1.

Custom form generation 2.

Steps to creating a wizard

• Generate DAO + ServiceLocator entry 5 min.

• Generate form 3 min.

• Edit form (order, layout, etc.) 20 min.

• Create new Wizard in plugin.xml 2 min.

• Generate Wizard class + implementing addPages, performFinish 10 min.

• Internationalization 10 min.

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Bean validation by JSR 303

• We validate the bean instead of the form

• Same validation on server side and client side

• Serializable Entity bean = model ===> XWT form

• Many forms for the same model => Using groups

Advantages of Eclipse XWT Forms

• Rapid form development• Easy maintenance• Easy form validation by jsr 303• Reusablity (same xwt form in wizard and editor)