How to add a Link to a custom Search Componnent (HTMLB)

Question

Hi all,
i developed a custom Search Component for the Search iView based on the <a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/41cbcb56-0701-0010-43b4-fbc138ea2b6a">Tutorial</a> (CodeSamples Section) from Thilo Brandt. It extends the BaseCompositeComponent and implements the iSearchComponent. In the Tutorial he creates the Elements (Checkboxes, links, etc.) in the Method "renderComponent()". He also creates a Link, but i need it with a different function. The link in the tutorial a releases a new search roundtrip. I need to open a new Bowserwindow and show the content of a specified URL. How can i do that?
The second Problem is that i have to show an icon for the Link. I added an Image to the the Project to the /dist/images Path. But how can i access this resource? The following code shows xou the Problem. I need to fill the variable pathToImage.
Link linkToHelp = new Link(this.createCompositeComponentId("HELPLINK"));
Image helpImage = new Image(<b>pathToImage</b>,"Help");
linkToHelp.addComponent(helpImage);
Thank you for answers.
Marcus

Answer 1

hi
you don't need to use custom actions in order to add links to the quick launch menu. It allows to add links programmatically to the menu items collections directly, see e.g.
Adding Links to Quick Launch. From this link check the following example which adds an item under the Lists heading in Quick Launch.:
using System;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation;
namespace ConsoleApp
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://localhost"))
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
// Get the Links list or create it if it does not exist.
SPList list = web.Lists.TryGetList("Links");
if (list == null || list.BaseTemplate != SPListTemplateType.Links)
// Create the list.
Guid listId = web.Lists.Add("Links", "Interesting hyperlinks", SPListTemplateType.Links);
list = web.Lists.GetList(listId, false);
// Check for an existing link to the list.
SPNavigationNode listNode = web.Navigation.GetNodeByUrl(list.DefaultViewUrl);
// No link, so create one.
if (listNode == null)
// Create the node.
listNode = new SPNavigationNode(list.Title, list.DefaultViewUrl);
// Add it to Quick Launch.
listNode = web.Navigation.AddToQuickLaunch(listNode, SPQuickLaunchHeading.Lists);
Console.Write("\nPress ENTER to continue....");
Console.ReadLine();
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