Button as link, not working (no navigation cases used)

Question

I am trying to achieve the following, though with a button.

<h:outputLink value="/admin/category/read">
    Cancel
    <f:param name="cat" value="" />
    <f:param name="subcat" value="" />
</h:outputLink>

I have tried using h:button, though the outcome property does not work since /admin/category/read is not a specified navigation-case.

How to use a button as link, without having to use a navigation-case or server side method?

You could use css to make your link look like a button. – Lucas Apr 08 '13 at 15:41 — Lucas, Apr 08 '13 at 15:41
There's no solution using JSF attributes? – Menno Apr 08 '13 at 16:09 — Menno, Apr 08 '13 at 16:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

No, there's no solution using JSF attributes, at least not if you really don't have a navigation case for the h:button.

If possible, I'd advise to use CSS styling as already mentioned in the comments.

But h:button just creates a plain HTML link with onclick="window.location.href=URL". So if you really want, you can build the URL yourself and just use a plain HTML input button like this:

<input type="button" value="Cancel"
       onclick="window.location.href='/admin/category/read?cat=&subcat='; return false;" />

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