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package org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.components;

import org.apache.tapestry5.BindingConstants;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ComponentResources;
import org.apache.tapestry5.annotations.Parameter;
import org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.base.AbstractComponentEventLink;
import org.apache.tapestry5.http.Link;

/**
 * A close relative of {@link org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.components.ActionLink} except in two ways.
 *
 * First, the event that it triggers is explicitly controlled, rather than always "action".
 *
 * Second, the event is triggered in its container.
 *
 * This allows slightly shorter URLs but also allows multiple components within the same container to generate identical
 * URLs for common actions.
 * @tapestrydoc
 */
public class EventLink extends AbstractComponentEventLink
{
    /**
     * The name of the event to be triggered in the parent component. Defaults to the id of the component. An {@link
     * org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.components.ActionLink} triggers an "action" event on itself, and EventLink component
     * triggers any arbitrary event on <em>its container</em>.
     */
    @Parameter(defaultPrefix = BindingConstants.LITERAL)
    private String event;

    String defaultEvent()
    {
        return resources.getId();
    }

    @Override
    protected Link createLink(Object[] eventContext)
    {
        ComponentResources containerResources = resources.getContainerResources();

        return containerResources.createEventLink(event, eventContext);
    }
}
