The uiBox is a layout container that automatically organizes its child objects horizontally in a row or vertically in a column based on some pre-defined “layout hints”. In this post, we look at some common simple layouts that you can implement using this component.

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In Aspire, the amount of absolute positioning and sizing in application code that you need to do is minimal. By using layout containers such as the uiBox and layout hints such as “alignX”, “alignY”, “fillX”, “fillY”, “padding” and “margin”, you can easily achieve various types of UI layouts. This is important because as you change text styles, skins, and/or embedded contents, the desired sizes and positions of component instances will likely change. By using automatic layout, your UI components can reposition and resize automatically in response to changes in the text styles, skins, and/or embedded contents.

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