"Select" Action

The Select action is created via the <SelectAction/> element and can, for instance, call a Technical Process or an external website.

In addition to the standard attributes for Actions, the <SelectAction /> element can have the following attributes:

Attribute

Description

externalLink

Allows the navigation to an external website by defining an external link.

Data binding possible

Possible values: String (URL)

Note:

In detail components, the external link can also be provided by a Technical Process. A Technical Process (attribute process) that contains the external link in its response must be linked to the action:

XML

<Ok externalLink="http://www.google.de" />

externalLinkTarget

Defines whether the link (externalLink) is opened within the same tab or a new tab.

Possible values:

same: The link is opened within the same tab
new: The link is opened in a new tab

url

Allows the navigation to an external website by defining an external link.

Data Binding

Note:

Please note that the default attribute displayName is not available for the <SelectAction/> element.

Example

XML

<DetailComponent
	xmlns="http://softproject.de/webapp/1.0">
	<Properties>
	<Property name="text" type="Integer"></Property>
	<Property name="date" type="DateTime"></Property>
	</Properties>
	<FlowLayout>
		<Header value="Welcome to my new Web App!" />
		<TextBox value="#text" type="number">
			<SelectAction process="sendData.wrf"></SelectAction>
		</TextBox>
		<TextBox value="#date" type="datetime">
			<SelectAction process="sendData.wrf"></SelectAction>
		</TextBox>
	</FlowLayout>
</DetailComponent>