WOActionURL

Element Description

WOActionURL enables the creation of URLs to invoke methods or specify pages to return. You can use this element for a variety of purposes, but it is primarily intended to support JavaScript within a WebObjects application.

Synopsis

WOActionURL { action=aMethod | pageName=aString; | directActionName=anActionName; actionClass=className; [fragmentIdentifier=anchorFragment;] [queryDictionary=aDict; ?key=value;]... };

Bindings

action: Action method to invoke when the URL is accessed. This method must return a an object that conforms to the WOActionResults protocol such as WOComponent or WOResponse.

pageName: The name of a WebObjects page to display when the URL is accessed.

directActionName: The direct action method to invoke when the URL is accessed (minus the "Action" suffix).

actionClass: The name of the class in which the directActionName can be found. Defaults to "DirectAction".

fragmentIdentifier: Named location to display in the destination page (that is, an anchor in the destination page).

queryDictionary: NSDictionary with keys/value pairs to be placed into the URL's query string.

?key

Adds a key/value pair to the specified queryDictionary (or replaces an existing key) by prefixing the key with a "?". For example:

   ?x = y;

puts the key "x" into the query dictionary with the value of the keypath y.