HTML link in column ... Need Help!!!!!

Question

I need to use a column in my viewobject to create an html link to an external resource on another server, a simple webpage. I've used the RowImpl for my view object to build the HREF but when the rows are rendered the link is fully escaped and isn't a working link. I need to have this link enabled by 2pm today and I'm totally "stuck on stupid" trying to get it to work. Any help, and fast, would be hugely appreciated!
Thanks!!
scott

Answer 1

Is your RowImpl building just an URL, or is it building
the full bit of HTML, like "<a href='....'>some text</a>"?
If it's just building just an URL, you want to use
something like:
  <link text="Whatever text you need">
    <boundAttribute name="destination">
      <bc4j:attrValue name="hrefAttr"/>
    </boundAttribute>
  </link>If your VO is building the whole bit of HTML, then
go with <formattedText>:
  <formattedText>
    <boundAttribute name="text">
      <bc4j:attrValue name="hrefAttr"/>
    </boundAttribute>
  </formattedText>If your HTML is really funky (or you're using JDev
9.0.2), you may need to substitute <rawText>
for <formattedText>.
In both of these cases, the snippet of code belongs
inside the right <bc4j:viewObjectScope>, and the
"name" on that <bc4j:attrValue> is the attribute in
your row that contains the href you're generating.