Alexa Footer Layout
Note: This public beta release of Alexa Presentation Language (APL) includes the APL documentation,
authoring tool, and APL beta forums. Please note that we may improve or change APL as we receive feedback and iterate on the feature.
The Alexa Footer Layout is used to consistently display hints at the bottom of a screen. The Alexa Footer layout is supported across different device displays.
Tip: See Alexa Footer Layout design for design guidance.
Import the Alexa Footer Layout in to your document
To use the Alexa Footer Layout, add the 'alexa-layouts' package to your document's package import array. The version must always be specified in the import, and is currently 1.0.0. See APL Document properties.
"import":[
{
"name": "alexa-layouts",
"version" : "1.0.0"
}
]
Parameters
All are optional.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hintText | string | None | Hint text to display in the Footer. |
Sample footer
"mainTemplate": {
"item": {
"type": "AlexaFooter",
"hintText": "Hint Text"
}
}
Use Alexa Footer Layout with transformers
The Alexa Footer Layout can be used with textToHintTransformer to automatically add the correct wake word to a hint string shown in an APL document. The textToHint transformer is applied to a property on the data source that binds to the Alexa Footer Layout. See Transformers.