Collection Renderers
A collection renderer is responsible for the display of multiple resources on the screen (however, each resource is depicted by a resource renderer). The collection renderer groups the various elements to be displayed and generates the screen display according to defined parameters.
Collection renderers are based on Java classes, which you can configure extensively using collection renderer settings . You specify the collection renderer settings in the definition of a layout set .
To call up an overview of the available collection renderers, choose Content Management → User Interface → Mapping → Collection Renderers.
The following collection renderers are contained in the standard delivery:
| Collection renderers | Description |
|---|---|
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AlignmentCollectionRenderer |
Displays resources in an invisible HTML table. The elements are aligned in rows and columns. |
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BusinessCardCollectionRenderer |
Displays business cards in tabular form. |
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CollectionGridRenderer |
Displays resources in a grid. You can use parameters to define the number of columns and rows to be used for the grid. |
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CollectionGroupRenderer |
Displays resources in a group. |
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CollectionListRenderer |
Displays resources in a list. The properties of resources can be displayed in columns. |
|
CollectionTabRenderer |
Displays the subfolders of a folder as tab pages. |
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CollectionTableRenderer |
Displays resources in a table. The properties of resources can be displayed in columns. |
|
CollectionTreeRenderer |
Displays resources in a tree hierarchy. |
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HTMLRenderer |
Displays resources on a freely defineable HTML page. |
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ImageMapRenderer |
Displays image maps . |
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LinkListCollectionRenderer |
Displays link lists (see Managing Link Lists ) |
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SearchResultListRenderer |
Displays search results in a list. |
Configuration
The following parameters define a collection renderer:
| Parameters | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Alias |
Yes |
Alias of the collection renderer. This alias is used in the configuration instead of the name of the Java class. |
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Description |
No |
Description of the collection renderer. |
|
Java Class |
Yes |
Specifies the Java class that implements the collection renderer. |