Lift Framework example source code file (A.scala)

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a, dispatchit, dispatchit, dispatchsnippet, elem, elem, jsexp, metadata, nodeseq, nodeseq, text, topscope, unprefixedattribute, unprefixedattribute

The Lift Framework A.scala source code

/*
 * Copyright 2009-2011 WorldWide Conferencing, LLC
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package net.liftweb
package builtin
package snippet

import scala.xml._
import net.liftweb.http._
import net.liftweb.http.js._
import net.liftweb.util._

object A extends DispatchSnippet {

  def dispatch : DispatchIt = {
    case _ => render _
  }

  def render(kids: NodeSeq) : NodeSeq = Elem(null, "a", addAjaxHREF(), TopScope, kids :_*)

  private def addAjaxHREF(): MetaData = {
    val ajax: JsExp = SHtml.makeAjaxCall(JE.Str(S.attr.~("key").map(_.text + "=true").getOrElse("")))

    new UnprefixedAttribute("onclick", Text(ajax.toJsCmd),
                            new UnprefixedAttribute("href", Text("javascript://"),
                                                    S.currentAttrsToMetaData(name => name != "onclick" && name != "href" && name != "key")
                                                   ))
 }
}