UiXML templates - more help please!

Question

I'm trying to implement the 'Object List - Search/Results and Select/Act functionality' template as defined by BLAF. The BLAF standard dictates that the first field in a <table > should be a 'name' field, rendered as a link, which should be used to initiate a 'View Object' dialogue. What I've done in my template is define the table and the first column in the template the tableData and navigation values are provided by a method DataProvider and have defined a <namedChild> called 'otherColumns' which the user of the template fills in as necessary. My first attempt at this worked as required because the particular ObjectType I used was very simple and only had a name field and a status (active/inactive). My next attempt has more than 2 columns, but when I define them in the user of the template I get this warning:
Warning(156,30): BrowseBrands.uix: Parsing error, line 156, column 30: Replacing named child: otherColumns; you probably want to wrap these children inside of a flowLayout plus a contents element.
I tried wrapping this up in a <flowLayout> but the columnHeaders of my 'otherColumns' are then lost and don't render correctly - I didn't think this would work! I can see why this might be a problem as I'm splitting up the definition of my <table>. Anyone give me a solution to help me achieve this? Do I have to define the whole table in the user of the template? I'd like to keep the <table> in the template if possible.
Thanks
Ian

Answer 1

If you want more than one element, you have to use <contents>.
So, I believe what you want in your template is something more like:
<table>
<contents>
<!-- A hardcoded column -->
<column>...</column>
<!-- Another hardcoded column -->
<column>...</column>
<rootChild name="contents"/>
</contents>
</table>
... then
<yourTemplate>
<contents>
<!-- An added column -->
<column>...</column>
</contents>
</yourTemplate>