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WML <a> tag


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The <a> tag defines an anchor (a link), which allows you to jump from one card/deck to another.

Note: Whenever it is possible, use the <a> tag instead of the <anchor> tag.

Note: It is not allowed to nest anchors.

Syntax

<a href="somefile">
..text..
..image..
</a>

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
href url REQUIRED. Defines where to go when the user selects the link  
title cdata Defines a text identifying the link
xml:lang language_code Sets the language used in the element
class cdata Sets a class name for the element. The class name is case sensitive. An element can be connected to multiple classes. Multiple class names within the class attribute are separated by white space  
id id  Sets a unique name for the element

Examples

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">

<wml>
<card title="A Tag">
<p>
 <a href="test.wml">Next page</a>
</p>
</card>
</wml>


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