$Action

A global merge field type to use when referencing standard Salesforce actions, such as displaying the Accounts tab home page, creating accounts, editing accounts, and deleting accounts.

Usage

Use dot notation to specify an object and an action, for example, $Action.Account.New

Example

The following markup adds a link to create a new account:

<apex:outputLink value="{!URLFOR($Action.Account.New)}">
    Create New Account
</apex:outputLink>

The following markup adds a link to download an attachment:

<apex:page standardController="Attachment">
    <apex:outputLink 
      value="{!URLFOR($Action.Attachment.Download,
                      attachment.id)}">
      Download Now!
    </apex:outputLink>
</apex:page>

• Valid Values for the $Action Global Variable

  The $Action global variable contains a list of actions and objects on which the actions can be performed.

See Also

• Dynamic References to Action Methods Using $Action