productTemplate
Displays detailed information about a single product.
Overview
Use the productTemplate element to display, for example, a page that describes a movie, including information about the actors, ratings, and like movies. The page displays general information about the product in the top two-thirds of the screen with a row of related products directly below. A user can scroll down and access detailed information about the product, including critical reviews, actor biographies, and information about any included extras.
The following figure shows the basic layout for a productTemplate page. The default theme for a product template is dark when a background image is specified; otherwise, the product template defaults to the system preference.
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Main Elements
The following listing shows the main elements of the productTemplate element in TVML format.
<productTemplate>
<banner>
<infoList>
</infoList>
<stack>
<title>…</title>
<subtitle>…</subtitle>
<row>
</row>
<description>…</description>
<buttonLockup>
</buttonLockup>
</stack>
<heroImage src="…" />
</banner>
<shelf>
</shelf>
<!—- Everything following is under the fold —->
<shelf>
</shelf>
<productInfo>
</productInfo>
</productTemplate>Element Descriptions
- banner
Element containing subelements that provide primary information about a product, such as a movie title, description, credits, and purchase information.
- buttonLockup
A type of button that can contain an image (the
badgeelement) as well as text.- description
Text that describes the product in detail; for example, a movie synopsis.
- heroImg
An image of the product.
- infoList
Product information such as actors, directors, and producers.
- productInfo
Technical information about the product such as runtime, language availability, and accessibility information.
- row
A group of information elements.
- shelf
An element containing row elements. Several shelves are used to display information like shows other users have watched and extra features provided by this product.
- stack
Basic information about the product, including the title, rating, and a description.
- subtitle
Text that provides additional information about its containing element.
- title
The title describing its containing element.
Example
The following listing shows the TVML for a productTemplate example:
<document>
<productTemplate>
<background>
</background>
<banner>
<infoList>
<info>
<header>
<title>Director</title>
</header>
<text>John Appleseed</text>
</info>
<info>
<header>
<title>Actors</title>
</header>
<text>Anne Johnson</text>
<text>Tom Clark</text>
<text>Maria Ruiz</text>
</info>
</infoList>
<stack>
<title>WWDC Road Trip</title>
<row>
<text><badge src="resource://tomato-fresh"/> 99%</text>
<text>1hr 54min</text>
<text>Comedy</text>
<text>2015</text>
<badge src="resource://mpaa-pg" class="badge" />
<badge src="resource://cc" class="badge" />
</row>
<description handlesOverflow ="true">An aspiring developer gets a ticket to WWDC at the last minute. Now they need to get across country in time for the keynote, and the only person who can help is their quirky roommate.</description>
<text>Language information can go here</text>
<row>
<buttonLockup>
<badge src="resource://button-preview" />
<title>Preview</title>
</buttonLockup>
<buttonLockup type="buy">
<text>$9.99</text>
<title>Buy</title>
</buttonLockup>
</row>
</stack>
<heroImg src="path to images on your server/Car_Movie_720x1080.png" />
</banner>
<shelf>
<header>
<title>Viewers Also Watched</title>
</header>
<section>
<lockup>
<img src="path to images on your server/Car_Movie_250x375_A.png" width="150" height="226" />
<title>Turn</title>
</lockup>
<lockup>
<img src="path to images on your server/Car_Movie_250x375_B.png" width="150" height="226" />
<title>Road</title>
</lockup>
<lockup>
<img src="path to images on your server/Car_Movie_250x375_C.png" width="150" height="226" />
<title>Helicopter</title>
</lockup>
</section>
</shelf>
<!—- Everything past this is below the fold —->
<shelf>
<header>
<title>Reviews and Ratings</title>
</header>
<section>
<ratingCard>
<title>4.1 / 5</title>
<ratingBadge value="0.7"></ratingBadge>
<description>Average of 2,241 iTunes user ratings and reviews.</description>
</ratingCard>
<ratingCard>
<title><badge src="resource://tomato-fresh" /> 99%</title>
<text>Tomatometer</text>
<infoTable>
<info>
<header>
<title>175</title>
</header>
<text>Reviews</text>
</info>
<info>
<header>
<title>173</title>
</header>
<text>Fresh</text>
</info>
<info>
<header>
<title>2</title>
</header>
<text>Rotten</text>
</info>
</infoTable>
</ratingCard>
<reviewCard>
<badge src="resource://tomato-fresh-m" />
<title>WWDC Review</title>
<description>Brief review here</description>
<text>Ravi Patel June, 8 2015</text>
</reviewCard>
</section>
</shelf>
<shelf>
<header>
<title>Cast and Crew</title>
</header>
<section>
<monogramLockup>
<monogram firstName="Anne" lastName="Johnson"/>
<title>Anne Johnson</title>
<subtitle>Actor</subtitle>
</monogramLockup>
<monogramLockup>
<monogram firstName="Tom" lastName="Clark"/>
<title>Tom Clark</title>
<subtitle>Actor</subtitle>
</monogramLockup>
<monogramLockup>
<monogram firstName="Maria" lastName="Ruiz"/>
<title>Maria Ruiz</title>
<subtitle>Actor</subtitle>
</monogramLockup>
</section>
</shelf>
<productInfo>
<infoTable>
<header>
<title>Information</title>
</header>
<info>
<header>
<title>Studio</title>
</header>
<text>Apple</text>
</info>
<info>
<header>
<title>Runtime</title>
</header>
<text>1:54</text>
</info>
<info>
<header>
<title>Format</title>
</header>
<text>Widescreen</text>
</info>
</infoTable>
<infoTable>
<header>
<title>Languages</title>
</header>
<info>
<header>
<title>Primary</title>
</header>
<text>English (Dolby 5.1), Subtitles, CC</text>
</info>
<info>
<header>
<title>Additional</title>
</header>
<text>Cantonese (Subtitles)</text>
</info>
</infoTable>
<infoTable style="tv-line-spacing:10;">
<header>
<title>Accessibility</title>
</header>
<info>
<header>
<textBadge>SDH</textBadge>
</header>
<text>Subtitles for the deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH) refer to subtitles in the original lanuage with the addition of relevant non-dialog information.</text>
</info>
</infoTable>
</productInfo>
</productTemplate>
</document>The following figures show the ouput for the above example. The first figure shows the output for the example when it first appears on screen. The second figure shows the output below the fold as the user scrolls down the screen.
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