struts 2: how to call action from href link

[vikas sharmaa]

normally, we mention the action attribute as a paramater of the form tag. then on click of submit button, the corresponding action class is called. Now, i would like to call action on click of the hyperlink ( i.e. <s:a href tag). how could i achieve it in Struts 2. Please help.>

[David Newton]

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You want to call an action when you click a link?

Or you want to submit a form when you click a link?

[vikas sharmaa]

newton, i want to call an action on clicking a link.

[David Newton]

And go to that action's page?

[vikas sharmaa]

yes, go to the action page. i forgot to mention one thing that information related to link clicked is also required in the next action page.

[David Newton]

<a href="<s:url action="actionName"/>">click here</a>

You'll have to be more specific about that second requirement, I have no idea what it means.

[vikas sharmaa]

David Newton wrote:

<a href="<s:url action="actionName"/>">click here</a>

thanks newton, after writing above code, execute method of the action class is called. But, i also want to send a value associated with the link clicked to the action class. how could i achieve it.

Let me elaborate the issue:

I have a list of employees with hyperlink on their names. now, i want user to edit an emploee by clicking on its name link. by above code, the execute method of action class is getting called. but i also want to send the emp name to the action class. how could i pass it?

[David Newton]

Have you looked at the url tag docs?

From that page:

<s:url action="editGadget">
    <s:param name="id" value="%{selected}" />
</s:url>

It's almost always quicker to check the documentation first.

[Bilal A. Siddiqui]

Hi Vikas,

you can send the name or any other value like the way i have show below.

  <a actionName"/ rel="nofollow">?EmpName=<%= name%>">click here</a>   

name variable contains the value.

on action page you can get this value by either making getter setter bean of EmpName or by using

request.getParameter("EmpName")

[Gaurav Manral]

vikas sharmaa wrote:

David Newton wrote:

<a href="<s:url action="actionName"/>">click here</a>

This was very useful David Newton.
But can you tell me, can we do the same like this?

<a href="actionName">Click Here</a>