org.apache.tapestry.link
Class ExternalLink

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.tapestry.spec.BaseLocatable
      extended by org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent
          extended by org.apache.tapestry.link.AbstractLinkComponent
              extended by org.apache.tapestry.link.ExternalLink
All Implemented Interfaces:
ILinkComponent, IComponent, ILocatable, ILocationHolder, IRender

public abstract class ExternalLink
extends AbstractLinkComponent

A component for creating a link to IExternalPage using the ExternalService. [Component Reference]

Version:
$Id: ExternalLink.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $
Author:
Malcolm Edgar
See Also:
IExternalPage, ExternalService

Constructor Summary
ExternalLink()
           
 
Method Summary
 ILink getLink(IRequestCycle cycle)
          Invoked by the ILinkRenderer (if the link is not disabled) to provide a EngineServiceLink that the renderer can convert into a URL.
abstract  Object getParameters()
           
abstract  String getTargetPage()
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.link.AbstractLinkComponent
addEventHandler, cleanupAfterRender, finishLoad, getAnchor, getLink, getRenderer, isDisabled, renderAdditionalAttributes, renderComponent, setRenderer, writeEventHandler, writeEventHandlers
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.AbstractComponent
addAsset, addBody, addComponent, finishLoad, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, fireObservedChange, format, format, format, format, formatString, formatString, formatString, formatString, generateAttributes, getAsset, getAssets, getBeans, getBinding, getBindingNames, getBindings, getBody, getBodyCount, getChangeObserver, getComponent, getComponents, getContainer, getExtendedId, getId, getIdPath, getListeners, getMessage, getMessages, getNamespace, getPage, getProperty, getSpecification, getString, pageEndRender, prepareForRender, render, renderBody, renderInformalParameters, setBinding, setContainer, setId, setNamespace, setPage, setProperty, setSpecification, toString
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tapestry.spec.BaseLocatable
getLocation, setLocation
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.IComponent
addAsset, addBody, addComponent, finishLoad, getAsset, getAssets, getBinding, getBindingNames, getBindings, getComponent, getComponents, getContainer, getExtendedId, getId, getIdPath, getMessage, getMessages, getNamespace, getPage, getProperty, getSpecification, getString, renderBody, setBinding, setContainer, setId, setNamespace, setPage, setProperty, setSpecification
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.IRender
render
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.ILocationHolder
setLocation
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.ILocatable
getLocation
 

Constructor Detail

ExternalLink

public ExternalLink()
Method Detail

getLink

public ILink getLink(IRequestCycle cycle)
Description copied from interface: ILinkComponent
Invoked by the ILinkRenderer (if the link is not disabled) to provide a EngineServiceLink that the renderer can convert into a URL.

Specified by:
getLink in interface ILinkComponent
Overrides:
getLink in class AbstractLinkComponent

getParameters

public abstract Object getParameters()

getTargetPage

public abstract String getTargetPage()