Simple Example Gadget

Do the following to create and deploy a gadget:

• Use any text editor to write your gadget specification.

• Host the gadget on any web server. See Enable or Reset 3rdpartygadget Account.

• Add the gadget to the Finesse Container which can run gadgets. See Upload Third-Party Gadgets.

Example Gadget

Use the following lines of code to build a simple gadget. This gadget displays the message "Hello, world!". Copy the following lines of code into a new file named hello_world.xml:

Copy<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<Module>
  <ModulePrefs title="hello world example" /> 
  <Content type="html">
     <![CDATA[ 
       Hello, world!
     ]]>
  </Content> 
</Module>

Note the following about the "Hello World" example:

• Gadgets are specified in XML. The first line is the standard way to start an XML file. This must be the first line in the file.

• The <Module> tag indicates that this XML file contains a gadget.

• The <ModulePrefs> tag contains information about the gadget such as its title, description, author, and other optional features.

• The line <Content type="html"> indicates that the gadget's content type is HTML.

• <![CDATA[ ...insert HTML here... ]]> is used to enclose HTML when a gadget's content type is html. It tells the gadget parser that the text within the CDATA section should not be treated as XML. The CDATA section typically contains HTML and JavaScript.

• </Content> signifies the end of the Content section.

• </Module> signifies the end of the gadget definition.