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<p>The StrutsLinkTool extends the standard | |
<a href="../view/LinkTool.html">LinkTool</a> to add methods | |
for working with Struts' Actions and Forwards:</p> | |
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<li>translate logical names (Struts forwards, actions ) to URI references, see | |
methods <a href="#setAction()">setAction()</a> and <a href="#setForward()"> | |
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<tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Class</strong></td></tr> | |
<tr><td> </td><td>org.apache.velocity.tools.struts.StrutsLinkTool</td></tr> | |
<tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Name</strong></td></tr> | |
<tr><td> </td><td>$link (this is the recommended name of the tool in | |
the Velocity context)</td></tr> | |
<tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Toolbox Configuration Example</strong></td></tr> | |
<tr><td> </td><td><pre><tool> | |
<key>link</key> | |
<scope>request</scope> | |
<class>org.apache.velocity.tools.struts.StrutsLinkTool</class> | |
</tool></pre></td></tr> | |
<tr><td colspan="2"><strong>Author(s)</strong></td></tr> | |
<tr><td> </td><td><a href="mailto:sidler@teamup.com">Gabriel Sidler</a><br><a href="mailto:nathan@esha.com">Nathan Bubna</a><br></td></tr> | |
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<a href="#setAction()">setAction()</a></td> | |
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Returns a copy of this StrutsLinkTool instance with the given action path | |
converted into a server-relative URI reference. | |
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<a href="#setForward()">setForward()</a></td> | |
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Returns a copy of this StrutsLinkTool instance with the given global | |
forward name converted into a server-relative URI reference. | |
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<abstract> | |
Returns a copy of this StrutsLinkTool instance with the given action path | |
converted into a server-relative URI reference. | |
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StrutsLinkTool setAction(String action) | |
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<dt>action</dt> | |
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<parameter name="action"> | |
An action path as defined in struts-config.xml, e.g. <code>/logon</code>. | |
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A new instance of <code>StrutsLinkTool</code>. | |
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<p>The action name is translated into a server-relative URI reference. The method does | |
not check if the specified action has been defined. It will overwrite any | |
previously set URI reference but will copy the query string.</p> | |
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<pre><sourcecode>## a form tag | |
<form name="form1" action="$link.setAction("demo")"></sourcecode></pre> | |
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<p>Produces something like:</p> | |
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<pre><sourcecode><form name="form1" action="/myapp/demo.do"></sourcecode></pre> | |
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<strong>setForward()</strong></a></font> | |
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<abstract> | |
Returns a copy of this StrutsLinkTool instance with the given global | |
forward name converted into a server-relative URI reference. | |
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StrutsLinkTool setForward(String forward) | |
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<dt>forward</dt> | |
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<parameter name="forward"> | |
The name of a global forward as defined in struts-config.xml. | |
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A new instance of <code>StrutsLinkTool</code> or <code>null</code> if the | |
parameter does not map to a valid forward. | |
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<p>The global forward name is translated into a server-relative | |
URI reference. This method will overwrite any previously set URI | |
reference but will copy the query string.</p> | |
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<pre><sourcecode>## a forward | |
<a href="$link.setForward("start").addQueryData("key1","val 1")"> | |
My Link</a></sourcecode></pre> | |
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<p>Produces something like:</p> | |
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<pre><sourcecode><a href="/myapp/templates/index.vm?key=val+1">My Link</a></sourcecode></pre> | |
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