(Quick Reference)
createLinkTo
Deprecated: Use resource instead.
Purpose
Creates a link that can be used where necessary (for example in an href, JavaScript, Ajax call etc.)
Examples
Example controller for an application called "shop":
Example usages for the "shop" app:
// generates "/shop/css/main.css"
<g:createLinkTo dir="css" file="main.css" />// generates "http://portal.mygreatsite.com/css/main.css"
<g:createLinkTo dir="css" file="main.css" absolute="true"/>// generates "http://admin.mygreatsite.com/css/main.css"
<g:createLinkTo dir="css" file="main.css" base="http://admin.mygreatsite.com"/>
Example as a method call in GSP only:
<link type="text/css" href="${createLinkTo(dir:'css',file:'main.css')}" />Results in:
<link type="text/css" href="/shop/css/main.css" />
Description
Attributes
dir (optional) - the name of the directory containing the resourcefile (optional) - the name of the resource fileabsolute (optional) - If true will prefix the link target address with the value of the grails.serverURL property from application.groovy, or http://localhost:<port> if there is no setting in application.groovy and not running in production.base (optional) - Sets the prefix to be added to the link target address, typically an absolute server URL. This overrides the behaviour of the absolute property if both are specified.
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