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Convert String to Clickable Link


I am creating a webpage that displays user history. Written in Java, I have pojo that contains properties that my jsf retrieves via bean injection. The problem: one of the values is a url. Currently, the String is a long url but isn't clickable. Also to note, these values (Strings) are in an ArrayList. How can I assign a String value that contains a url and output a clickable url?

userHistoryDetails.completeData bean may look like this (sudo):

[{status=complete,userid=123,reportUrl=http://www.reporturl.com}]

example of table created in my jsf file. Where #{cRow[cColModel.value]} creates a row in the table with its respective header value.

<ace:dataTable id="completedTable"
    value="#{userHistoryDetails.completeData}" var="cRow"
    paginator="true" rows="50" paginatorPosition="both"
    emptyMessage="NO RECORDS TO DISPLAY">
    <c:forEach items="#{userHistoryDetails.userHistoryHeaders}"
        var="cColModel">
        <ace:column headerText="#{cColModel.headerText}">
                #{cRow[cColModel.value]}
        </ace:column>
                </c:forEach>
</ace:dataTable>

Please let me know if this does not make sense. It is kind of hard to explain. Thanks in advance!

EDIT I have tried changing String to:

    [{status=complete,userid=123,reportUrl=<a href="http://www.reporturl.com">View report</a>}]

but still no luck. I feel like I am on the right track, just missing something.

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Solution

  • How can I assign a String value that contains a url and output a clickable url?

    Two ways:

    <a href="#{bean.url}">#{bean.url}</a>
    
    <h:outputLink value="#{bean.url}">#{bean.url}</h:outputLink>
    

    userHistoryDetails.completeData bean may look like this (sudo):

    [{status=complete,userid=123,reportUrl=http://www.reporturl.com}]
    

    example of table created in my jsf file. Where #{cRow[cColModel.value]} creates a row in the table with its respective header value.

    So .. If #{cColModel.value} equals to reportUrl you want to generate a link? That'll have to look something like this:

    <ui:fragment rendered="#{cColModel.value eq 'reportUrl'}">
        <a href="#{cRow[cColModel.value]}">#{cRow[cColModel.value]}</a>
    </ui:fragment>
    <ui:fragment rendered="#{cColModel.value ne 'reportUrl'}">
        #{cRow[cColModel.value]}
    </ui:fragment>