What are dojo widgets?

Widgets are the fundamental building blocks from which all Dojo applications get constructed. Widgets are the primary units of encapsulation and represent everything from individual elements on a user interface to higher-level containers such as forms, sections, pages, or even complete applications.

What are widgets and how do you use them?

Widgets are the primary units of encapsulation and represent everything from individual elements on a user interface to higher-level containers such as forms, sections, pages, or even complete applications. A single widget typically represents a single responsibility within an application.

Does Dijit require dojo core and dojo base?

Dijit requires Dojo Core and Dojo Base. Each of the widgets and functionality provided by Dijit are described in the following sections, though the Getting Started guides and the Tutorials cover some basics. Utility methods and classes used by widgets or by applications with widgets.

What widgets are supported by Dijit?

There are also supporting widgets such as dijit/MenuItem which are discussed on the pages above. 1.7+ A lighter version of dijit/Calendar, more geared for mobile devices (e.g. does not have keyboard navigation) 1.10+ A version of dijit/Dialog with built-in OK and cancel buttons.