How can I execute the hyperlink action method when I click on the hyperlink

Question

Hi,
I have created a hyperlink (hpPopupXML).
1. I set the Target property to New Window.
2. I set the URL to displayXML.jsp
I ran the application and I click on the hyperLink to execute the hpPopupXML_action() method and it does not.
Is there a way to force execution the hpPopupXML_action() when I click on my hyperLink (hpPopupXML);
Please let me know.
Thanks.

Answer 1

The following excerpt is from http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jscreator/learning/tutorials/2/about_components.html#action
Simple Page Navigation
If you want the user to click a component to move to a specific page, and you do not want the browser to submit any user input, you can use the Hyperlink, Image Hyperlink, Tab, or Tree Node component and type the path to the destination page in the component's url property, such as /faces/Page1.jsp.
Dynamic Page Navigation
The Page Navigation editor enables you to specify navigation rules that map user actions and decision logic outcome to destination pages. You specify the mapping by dragging a named connector from the link or action component to the destination page. You must also create an action handler for the component that returns the outcome, which is a String value equal to the connector's name. You can use the component's action property to create the action handler.
When a page visitor clicks the component, the browser submits the input, if any, and the action handler returns an outcome. The server looks up the outcome in the navigation rule mapping to determine what page to respond with. If there is no navigation rule for that outcome, the server redisplays the current page. You can write the action handler to return different outcomes based on business logic.
NOTE: When you set both the url and the action property, the action handler takes precedence.
IT LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR CASE THE URL PROPERTY IS TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER THE ACTION PROPERTY. IS THAT TRUE?