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Creating Dynamic Hyperlinks

1. Drag a WOHyperlink from the Abstract Elements palette to the component window.
   

2. Replace the word Hyperlink with the text of the link.
   

3. Bind the hyperlink to a variable or a method.
   

WebObjects Builder allows you to create either static hyperlinks or dynamic hyperlinks (which are WOHyperlink dynamic elements). Use WOHyperlink instead of a static hyperlink when:

• You want to link to a page that's returned by a component in your application. Pages in a WebObjects application don't have predictable URLs that you can specify in an HTML hyperlink.

  In this case, you can bind to WOHyperlink's pageName attribute. Specify the component's name in the bindings inspector's text field. See "Binding Elements Using the Inspector."
  

• You want the hyperlink to perform an action rather than return a page.
  In this case, you can bind to WOHyperlink's action attribute. Specify the method that should be invoked when the link is clicked.
  

• You want the hyperlink's destination to be determined at run time.

  In this case, you can bind to WOHyperlink's action attribute. Specify a method that determines which page should be returned when the link is clicked.
  

The inspector shows a complete list of the WOHyperlink attributes you might bind to, and the WOHyperlink description in the WebObjects Reference contains complete descriptions of them.

To learn how to create a static hyperlink, see "Creating Hyperlinks."

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