Form component container

src/_data/toc/ui-components-guide.yml

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         - label: ColumnsControls component
           url: /ui_comp_guide/components/ui-columnscontrols.html
 
+        - label: Container component
+          url: /ui_comp_guide/components/ui-container.html
+
         - label: Date component
           url: /ui_comp_guide/components/ui-date.html
 

src/guides/v2.3/ui_comp_guide/components/ui-container.md

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+---
+group: ui-components-guide
+title: Container component
+contributor_name: Jehangir Wahid
+contributor_link: https://github.com/Jehangir-Wahid
+---
+
+The Container [UI component](https://glossary.magento.com/ui-component) is used for wrapping fields or other ui-components with descriptive text. It may be used without any field to display a notice or description of a fieldset.
+
+## Configuration options
+
+Component options are set in the UI-component's configuration `.xml` file as follows:
+
+| Option | Description | Type | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `component` | Path to the component's `.js` file. | String | `''` |
+| `template` | Path to the component's `.html` template. | String | `ui/form/components/complex` |
+| `sortOrder` | Sort order of the Container. | Number | `0` |
+| `label` | Label displayed for the Container. | String | `''` |
+| `additionalClasses` | CSS class(es) applied to the root node of the component's `.html` template. | String | `''` |
+| `text` | Description for the Container. | String | `''` |
+
+## Source files
+
+-  [`Magento/Ui/view/base/web/templates/form/components/complex.html`]({{ site.mage2bloburl }}/{{ page.guide_version }}/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/templates/form/components/complex.html)
+
+## Examples
+
+### Container with a component
+
+The following sample is an example of the Container component contain a `Select` component.
+
+```xml
+<container name="container_name">
+    <argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
+        <item name="config" xsi:type="array">
+            <item name="template" xsi:type="string">ui/form/components/complex</item>
+            <item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">10</item>
+            <item name="label" xsi:type="string">Container Label</item>
+            <item name="additionalClasses" xsi:type="string">sample-additional-class</item>
+            <item name="text" xsi:type="string" translate="true"><![CDATA[
+                <p>
+                    Container Text.
+                </p>
+            ]]></item>
+        </item>
+    </argument>
+    <field name="sort_direction"
+           sortOrder="20"
+           formElement="select">
+        <settings>
+            <dataType>text</dataType>
+            <label translate="true">Sort Direction</label>
+            <dataScope>data.sort_direction</dataScope>
+        </settings>
+        <formElements>
+            <select>
+                <settings>
+                    <options class="Vendor\Module\Model\Source\Config\SortDirection" />
+                    <caption translate="true">-- Please Select --</caption>
+                </settings>
+            </select>
+        </formElements>
+    </field>
+</container>
+```
+#### Result
+
+![Container with a field]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/images/ui_comps/container-with-field-result.png)
+
+### Container without any fields
+
+The following sample is an example of the Container component only.
+
+```xml
+<container name="container_name">
+    <argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
+        <item name="config" xsi:type="array">
+            <item name="template" xsi:type="string">ui/form/components/complex</item>
+            <item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">10</item>
+            <item name="label" xsi:type="string">Container Label</item>
+            <item name="additionalClasses" xsi:type="string">sample-additional-class</item>
+            <item name="text" xsi:type="string" translate="true"><![CDATA[
+                <p>
+                    Change these settings if you do not want to apply the global display configurations.
+                </p>
+            ]]></item>
+        </item>
+    </argument>
+</container>
+```
+
+#### Result
+
+The `text` of this container is styled using the `additionalClasses` value, i.e. `sample-additional-class`.
+
+![Container with out any fields]({{ site.baseurl }}/common/images/ui_comps/container-result.png)