In Java, developers are able to create and work with URLs using their APIs. The
Liferay global object offers some features to help you create and work with
URLs.
This tutorial covers some of the most commonly used methods inside the
Liferay global JavaScript object to manipulate URLs.
Liferay PortletURL
The Liferay.PortletURL class provides a way to create Liferay PortletURL’s
such as the actionURL, renderURL, and resourceURL through JavaScript.
Below is an example configuration:
var portletURL = Liferay.PortletURL.createURL(themeDisplay.getURLControlPanel());
portletURL.setDoAsGroupId('true');
portletURL.setLifecycle(Liferay.PortletURL.ACTION_PHASE);
portletURL.setParameter('cmd', 'add_temp');
portletURL.setParameter('javax.portlet.action', '/document_library/upload_file_entry');
portletURL.setParameter('p_auth', Liferay.authToken);
portletURL.setPortletId(Liferay.PortletKeys.DOCUMENT_LIBRARY);
Liferay AuthToken
Below is an example configuration for the Liferay.authToken:
Liferay.authToken = '<%= AuthTokenUtil.getToken(request) %>';
Liferay CurrentURL
The Liferay.currentURL variable holds the path of the current URL from the
server root.
For example, if checked from my.domain.com/es/web/guest/home, the value is
/es/web/guest/home, as shown below:
// Inside my.domain.com/es/web/guest/home
console.log(Liferay.currentURL); // "/es/web/guest/home"
Liferay CurrentURLEncoded
The Liferay.currentURLEncoded variable holds the path of the current URL from
the server root encoded in ASCII for safe transmission over the Internet.
For example, if checked from my.domain.com/es/web/guest/home, the value is
%2Fes%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome, as shown below:
// Inside my.domain.com/es/web/guest/home
console.log(Liferay.currentURLEncoded); // "%2Fes%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome"
Now you know how to manipulate URLs using methods within the Liferay global
JavaScript object.