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Isaac Bolinger
Isaac Bolinger

Reputation: 7388

How do I go to a link from dojo code?

I'm generating a link in dojo as a string. How would I use dojo to actually go to that link?

For instance:

require(["dojo/linkfollowinglibrary"], function(linklibrary){
var string = "http://www.example.com/Search/Here-is-the-searchstring/"
linklibrary.gotolink(string);
});

What is the actual linkfollowinglibrary and what is the call in there that represents gotolink? I'm having difficulty searching it for some reason.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 59

Answers (2)

Isaac Bolinger
Isaac Bolinger

Reputation: 7388

My dojo based solution:

    require(["dojo/on", "dojo/dom-construct", "dojo/domReady!"], function (on, domConstruct) {
    var searchString = "The contents of the search box";
    var searchUrl = "/Search/" + searchString;
    var searchlink = domConstruct.toDom("<a href="+searchUrl+"/>");
    on.emit(searchlink, "click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
   });

Upvotes: 0

Ken Franqueiro
Ken Franqueiro

Reputation: 10559

There's nothing special in Dojo to do this, because setting location.href already accomplishes this in all browsers:

location.href = "http://www.example.com/Search/Here-is-the-searchstring/";

Dojo doesn't ordinarily invent APIs unless they add convenience, mitigate cross-browser incompatibilities, or both. In this case, It's Just JavaScript.

Upvotes: 1

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