Attributes

The ACTION_CONTROL element has the following attributes. The LABEL attribute must be present.

Table 1. Attributes of the ACTION_CONTROL Element
Attribute Name	Required	Default	Description
`LABEL`	See above.		A reference to an externalized string containing the label text for this action control. If the `TYPE` is `ACTION`, this will be the text of the hyperlink. If the `TYPE` is `SUBMIT`, this will be caption of the submit button.
`LABEL_ABBREVIATION`	No		A reference to an externalized string containing the label abbreviation text for this action control. This label abbreviation is placed only on table headers in a `LIST`.
`TYPE`	No	`ACTION`	The type of action control to create. There are six types: `ACTION` (the default) defines a link to another page, `SUBMIT` forwards the page's form data to the action phase for processing, `DISMISS` closes a pop-up page, `SUBMIT_AND_DISMISS` combines a submit with closing a pop-up page (see Pop-up Pages for details on working with pop-up pages), `FILE_DOWNLOAD` defines a link that triggers the download of a file from the server, and `CLIPBOARD` places a predefined value to the system clipboard. Please note, the `CLIPBOARD` type control is only functional in Internet Explorer as it relies on the JavaScript specific to that browser.
`STYLE`	No		The class name of the CSS style to use when formatting the action control. Supported by action controls in action sets only.
`CONFIRM`	No		Use the `CONFIRM` attribute of `ACTION_CONTROL` to force a confirmation dialog when the action control is activated. The value of the `CONFIRM` attribute is a reference to the confirmation message in the page properties file.
`DEFAULT`	No	false	If there is more than one submit action on a page, it is useful to specify which one is executed when the user hits the Enter key. This is especially recommended when the submitting action controls are contained within the different action sets as in this case the default action could be different than the first submit action declared on the page. The default action can be specified by setting this attribute to `true`. Note that only one submit action on a page can have a `DEFAULT` value of `true`.
`ACTION_ID`	No		A custom identifier for action controls of `TYPE` = `SUBMIT`. It is used in conjunction with `ACTION_ID_PROPERTY` attribute of `SERVER_INTERFACE` element to inform the server side code which action control was used to make the server call. This attribute is only valid on action controls of `TYPE` = `SUBMIT`. The value of this attribute among the action controls within the page must be unique. The value of this attribute must be in the format suitable for the domain associated with the property specified in the `ACTION_ID_PROPERTY` attribute of `SERVER_INTERFACE`. This attribute must be either specified on all action controls within the page or not specified on any of them. If this attribute is specified then the `ACTION_ID_PROPERTY` attribute of `SERVER_INTERFACE` must also be specified.
`IMAGE`	No		The value of this attribute refers to an externalized string which maps to a specific icon or graphic in the application. An action control with this attribute can only be used within a `CONTAINER` element.
`ALIGNMENT`	No	RIGHT	When contained in a page level `ACTION_SET` of a Modal Dialog, the `ALIGNMENT` attribute is supported. This will define the individual horizontal alignment of the action control. It can be set to `LEFT` or `RIGHT`. The default is to right aligned.