UI

Xenko features a UI editor and layout system you can use to build sophisticated user interfaces. It supports 2D and 3D independently of resolution.

Xenko uses two types of UI asset: UIPageAsset and UILibraryAsset. Their runtime counterparts are UIPage and UILibrary respectively.

To reduce the number of draw calls, Xenko draws multiple elements using a sprite batch renderer.

Controls

Xenko features many UI control components, including:

@'Xenko.UI.Controls.ImageElement'
@'Xenko.UI.Controls.ContentControl'
- @'Xenko.UI.Controls.ScrollViewer'
- @'Xenko.UI.Controls.Button'
- @'Xenko.UI.Controls.ToggleButton'
- @'Xenko.UI.Controls.ContentDecorator'
@'Xenko.UI.Controls.TextBlock'
- @'Xenko.UI.Controls.ScrollingText'
@'Xenko.UI.Controls.EditText' (displays soft keyboard on mobile devices)
@'Xenko.UI.Panels.Panel'
- @'Xenko.UI.Panels.StackPanel' (supports virtualization)
- @'Xenko.UI.Panels.Grid'
- @'Xenko.UI.Panels.UniformGrid'
- @'Xenko.UI.Panels.Canvas'
@'Xenko.UI.Controls.ScrollBar'
@'Xenko.UI.Controls.ModalElement'

You can also create your own.

Without scripts, UIs are simply non-interactive images. To make them interactive, add a script.

For an example of a UI implemented in Xenko, see the game menu UI sample included with Xenko.