Tag <portlet:actionURL> : attribute "name" is ignored when URL is generated.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 5.1.0
• Component/s: None
• Labels: None
• Environment: Win XP
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The Action URL is incorrectly generated.
JSP Code excerpt:
Click <a href="<portlet:actionURL name="action1" />">here</a> to process action 1<br />
Result: action is null (checked in URLgenerated and in the portlet's processAction method).
Workaround: explicitly add the parameter:
Click <a href="<portlet:actionURL name="action1"><portlet:param name="javax.portlet.action" value="action1" /></portlet:actionURL>">here</a> to process action 1<br />
Result: action is "action1" (checked in URLgenerated and in the portlet's processAction method).
For your information, it occurs in a JSR286 portlet.

Thank you
Hervé

[Hervé Ménage]

Hello,

Liferay 5.0.1 RC has the same bug.
Regards
Hervé

[Samuel Kong]

"name" is not valid attribute for the <portlet:actionURL> tag, so the jsp code excerpt will not work.

[Hervé Ménage]

Hello,

Then I do not understand the portlet specification (JSR 286): "PLT.26.2 ActionURL Tag" where the optional attributes are: windowsState, portletMode, var, secure, copyCurrentRenderParameters, escapeXml and name.

name: specifies the name of the action [...] setting this name will result in adding a parameter to this action URL with the name "javax.portlet.action".

Best regards
Hervé

[Samuel Kong]

I apologize. I was referencing an earlier draft of the 286 specification.

[Raymond Auge]

Fixed!