LinkToAction  

Definition

The LinkToAction UI element is a hypertext link. The navigation to this link triggers a Web Dynpro action. You can assign a popup menu to LinkToAction which the user can recognize by this symbol: .

Description of UI Element Properties

●      activateAccessKey

Indicates whether access key for this control is activated. More information: Enabling Access Keys

●      design

specifies the design of the LinkToAction. The design property can take the following values and is represented by enumeration type WDLinkDesign.

1.        emphasized. Highlights the text.

2.        standard. Displays the text using the standard font size.

●      hotkey

specifies the key combination that triggers the onAction event. The value is defined as enumeration type WDHotKey..

●      imageAlt

This property is deprecated. Use tooltipinstead.

●      imageFirst

Defines the position of the icon in relation to the corresponding text. If the value of this property is true, the icon is displayed to the left of the text.

●      imageHeight

Specifies the height of the graphic next to the link. You can specify the height in CSS units like em, ex, pixels, or percentage.

●      imageSource

defines the path to the icon source of the graphic to be displayed for a leave.

See: Specifying the Image Source

●      imageWidth

Specifies the width of the graphic next to the link. You can specify the width in CSS units like em, ex, pixel, or percentage.

●      size

This property is deprecated.

●      text

Determines the text

●      textDirection

Specifies the text direction and allows you to use a LinkToAction element for texts in languages that require a specific text direction. The textDirectionproperty can take the following values and is represented by enumeration type WDTextDirection.

inherit	The text direction is inherited from the parent element. Therefore, the text direction is identical to the one of the parent element.
ltr	The text runs from left to right.
rtl	The text runs from right to left.

The default value for this property is inherit.

●      type

Specifies the graphical design of the UI element. The typeproperty can take the following values and is represented by enumeration type WDLinkType.

 

function		Link is displayed underlined in the standard design.
navigation		Link is displayed underlined and with a font color that is used for links already visited.
reporting		Link is displayed not underlined in the standard design.
result		Link is displayed not underlined.

●      wrapping

Indicates whether or not the link text is wrapped. If the initial value is false, the link text is not wrapped.

Properties Overview

Name	Interface	Type	Initial Value	Bindable
activateAccessKey	IWDLink	boolean	false	not bindable
design	IWDLink	WDLinkDesign	standard	bindable
enabled	IWDUIElement	boolean	true	bindable
hotkey	IWDLinkToAction	WDHotkey	none	not bindable
imageFirst	IWDAbstractCaption	boolean	true	bindable
imageHeight	IWDLink	String (CSS size)		bindable
imageSource	IWDAbstractCaption	String		bindable
imageWidth	IWDLink	String (CSS size)		bindable
text	IWDLink	String (TranslatableText)		bindable
textDirection	IWDAbstractCaption	WDTextDirection	function	bindable
tooltip	IWDUIElement	String (TranslatableText)		bindable
visible	IWDUIElement	WDVisibility	visible	bindable
wrapping	IWDLink	boolean	false	bindable

Events

●      onAction

This event is triggered when the user navigates to the link.