UI Control Element

A UI Control element represents a user interface control element (such as an edit box). It is used for capturing the components of a screen layout and requirements in a Custom or User Interface diagram.

There are a number of UI Control elements available in the User Interface page of the Toolbox. These include:

• List
• Table
• Text Box
• Label
• Form
• Panel
• Button
• Combobox
• Checkbox
• Checkbox (left hand side)
• Radio button
• Radio button (left hand side)
• Vertical Line
• Horizontal Line.

The icons can be combined on a Screen icon to represent the appearance of a user interface screen, as shown:

You can also extend the available icons by selecting other stereotypes in the UI Control Element Properties dialog. The full set of available stereotypes is shown below; type or select the text in the Stereotype field to create the corresponding icon.

Toolbox Icon

  (where UI Control is the name of the user interface element type)