TagLib: Util

link

Description

Emits the following:

tagstartBODYtagend

The purpose of this tag is to aid in the construction of "link"-type tags, whose content is dynamically generated.

Tag Body

JSP

Restrictions

None.

Attributes

This tag has the following attributes:

Attribute

Description

Req'd?

tagstart The fragment of text to emit prior to the BODY. Yes
tagend The fragment of text to emit following the BODY. Yes
     

Properties

This tag provides the following bean properties:

Property

Description

Access

n/a n/a n/a
     

Example(s)

<%-- example of link tag usage --%>

<util:link tagstart="<a" tagend=">">
  <util:attr attr="href">
    <util:url path="/DesktopServlet"></util:url>
  </util:attr>
  <util:attr attr="method">GET</util:attr>
</util:link>GO HOME</a>

Will generate a link that includes session encoding, if needed. The "path" attribute is not subject to the rules of file lookup. The emitted markup may look something like:

<a href="/DesktopServlet?sid=1a34" method="GET"/>