# Tag Name: a

## Description

Renders an HTML anchor element that when clicked calls a URL via remote XMLHttpRequest and updates its targets content

## Attributes

#### Name | #### Required | #### Default | #### Evaluated | #### Type | #### Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
accesskey | false |  | true | String | Set the html accesskey attribute on rendered html element
afterNotifyTopics | false |  | true | String | Comma delimmited list of topics that will published after the request(if the request succeeds)
ajaxAfterValidation | false | false | true | Boolean | Make an asynchronous request if validation succeeds. Only valid if 'validate' is 'true'
beforeNotifyTopics | false |  | true | String | Comma delimmited list of topics that will published before the request
cssClass | false |  | true | String | The css class to use for element
cssStyle | false |  | true | String | The css style to use for element
disabled | false |  | true | String | Set the html disabled attribute on rendered html element
errorNotifyTopics | false |  | true | String | Comma delimmited list of topics that will published after the request(if the request fails)
errorText | false |  | true | String | The text to display to the user if the is an error fetching the content
executeScripts | false | false | true | Boolean | Javascript code in the fetched content will be executed
formFilter | false |  | true | String | Function name used to filter the fields of the form.
formId | false |  | true | String | Form id whose fields will be serialized and passed as parameters
handler | false |  | true | String | Javascript function name that will make the request
highlightColor | false | none | true | String | Color used to perform a highlight effect on the elements specified in the 'targets' attribute
highlightDuration | false | 2000 | true | Integer | Duration of highlight effect in milliseconds. Only valid if 'highlightColor' attribute is set
href | false |  | true | String | The URL to call to obtain the content. Note: If used with ajax context, the value must be set as an url tag value.
id | false |  | true | String | The id to use for the element
indicator | false |  | true | String | Id of element that will be shown while making request
javascriptTooltip | false | false | true | Boolean | Use JavaScript to generate tooltips
key | false |  | true | String | Set the key (name, value, label) for this particular component
label | false |  | true | String | Label expression used for rendering a element specific label
labelposition | false |  | true | String | Define label position of form element (top/left)
listenTopics | false |  | true | String | Topic that will trigger the remote call
loadingText | false | Loading... | true | String | Text to be shown while content is being fetched
name | false |  | true | String | The name to set for element
notifyTopics | false |  | true | String | Comma delimmited list of topics that will published before and after the request, and on errors
onblur | false |  | true | String | Set the html onblur attribute on rendered html element
onchange | false |  | true | String | Set the html onchange attribute on rendered html element
onclick | false |  | true | String | Set the html onclick attribute on rendered html element
ondblclick | false |  | true | String | Set the html ondblclick attribute on rendered html element
onfocus | false |  | true | String | Set the html onfocus attribute on rendered html element
onkeydown | false |  | true | String | Set the html onkeydown attribute on rendered html element
onkeypress | false |  | true | String | Set the html onkeypress attribute on rendered html element
onkeyup | false |  | true | String | Set the html onkeyup attribute on rendered html element
onmousedown | false |  | true | String | Set the html onmousedown attribute on rendered html element
onmousemove | false |  | true | String | Set the html onmousemove attribute on rendered html element
onmouseout | false |  | true | String | Set the html onmouseout attribute on rendered html element
onmouseover | false |  | true | String | Set the html onmouseover attribute on rendered html element
onmouseup | false |  | true | String | Set the html onmouseup attribute on rendered html element
onselect | false |  | true | String | Set the html onselect attribute on rendered html element
openTemplate | false |  | true | String | Set template to use for opening the rendered html.
required | false | false | true | Boolean | If set to true, the rendered element will indicate that input is required
requiredposition | false |  | true | String | Define required position of required form element (left|right)
separateScripts | false | true | true | String | Run scripts in a separate scope, unique for each tag
showErrorTransportText | false | true | true | Boolean | Set whether errors will be shown or not
showLoadingText | false | false | true | Boolean | Show loading text on targets
tabindex | false |  | true | String | Set the html tabindex attribute on rendered html element
targets | false |  | true | String | Comma delimited list of ids of the elements whose content will be updated
template | false |  | true | String | The template (other than default) to use for rendering the element
templateDir | false |  | true | String | The template directory.
title | false |  | true | String | Set the html title attribute on rendered html element
tooltip | false |  | true | String | Set the tooltip of this particular component
tooltipConfig | false |  | true | String | Deprecated. Use individual tooltip configuration attributes instead.
tooltipCssClass | false | StrutsTTClassic | true | String | CSS class applied to JavaScrip tooltips
tooltipDelay | false | Classic | true | String | Delay in milliseconds, before showing JavaScript tooltips
tooltipIconPath | false |  | true | String | Icon path used for image that will have the tooltip
transport | false | XMLHTTPTransport | true | String | Transport used by Dojo to make the request
validate | false | false | true | Boolean | Perform Ajax calidation. 'ajaxValidation' interceptor must be applied to action
value | false |  | true | String | Preset the value of input element.