Returns a link to the root of the current channel.

Syntax

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locator channel.link() locator channel.link(locator item) locator channel.link(locator item, boolean isRelative)

Parameters

Name	Data Type	Description
item	Locator	The item code or number.
isRelative	Boolean	True if the path must be relative, false if it must be absolute.

Return Value

Data Type	Description
Locator	Url to the root item.

Examples

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<se:sqlquery save="siblingsdata" resulttype="datatable"> <se:parameters> <se:parameter name="sql">select nr, title from {channel.view()} where parent={itemdata.parent()}</se:parameter> </se:parameters> </se:sqlquery> <se:siblings> <se:parameters> <se:parameter name="displayfirst"> <b><<</b> </se:parameter> <se:parameter name="displaylast"> <b>>></b> </se:parameter> <se:parameter name="displaynext"> <b>></b> </se:parameter> <se:parameter name="displayback"> <b><</b> </se:parameter> <se:parameter name="siblingorder">first,back,next,last</se:parameter> <se:parameter name="inputdata">siblingsdata</se:parameter> <se:parameter name="currentkey">{itemdata.number()}</se:parameter> <se:parameter name="format"> <se:rowformat> <a href="{channel.link(this.field(nr))}" title="{this.field(title)}">{this.field(display)}</a> </se:rowformat> <se:captionformat expression="this.rownr()==3"> {this.currentindex()} / {this.siblingcount()} </se:captionformat> </se:parameter> </se:parameters> </se:siblings>

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<se:sqlquery save="siblingsdata" resulttype="datatable">
    <se:parameters>
        <se:parameter name="sql">select nr, title from {channel.view()} where parent={itemdata.parent()}</se:parameter>
    </se:parameters>
</se:sqlquery>

<se:siblings>
    <se:parameters>
        <se:parameter name="displayfirst">&nbsp;<b>&lt;&lt;</b>&nbsp;</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="displaylast">&nbsp;<b>&gt;&gt;</b>&nbsp;</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="displaynext">&nbsp;<b>&gt;</b>&nbsp;</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="displayback">&nbsp;<b>&lt;</b>&nbsp;</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="siblingorder">first,back,next,last</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="inputdata">siblingsdata</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="currentkey">{itemdata.number()}</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="format">
            <se:rowformat>
                <a href="{channel.link(this.field(nr))}" title="{this.field(title)}">{this.field(display)}</a>
            </se:rowformat>
            <se:captionformat expression="this.rownr()==3"> 
                {this.currentindex()} / {this.siblingcount()}
            </se:captionformat>
        </se:parameter>
    </se:parameters>
</se:siblings>

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<se:sitemap> <se:parameters> <se:parameter name="startitem">24665</se:parameter> <se:parameter name="includeroot">false</se:parameter> <se:parameter name="maxlevels">3</se:parameter> <se:parameter name="format"> <se:rowformat> <li> <a href="{channel.link(this.field(nr))}">{this.field(title)}</a> {this.childlevelresult()} </li> </se:rowformat> <se:levelformat groupby="this.field(level)"> <ul>{this.levelresult()}</ul> </se:levelformat> </se:parameter> <se:parameter name="resultformat"><ul>{this.result()}</ul></se:parameter> </se:parameters> </se:sitemap>

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<se:sitemap>
    <se:parameters>
        <se:parameter name="startitem">24665</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="includeroot">false</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="maxlevels">3</se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="format">
            <se:rowformat>
                <li>
                    <a href="{channel.link(this.field(nr))}">{this.field(title)}</a>
                    {this.childlevelresult()}
                </li>
            </se:rowformat>

            <se:levelformat groupby="this.field(level)">
                <ul>{this.levelresult()}</ul>
            </se:levelformat>
        </se:parameter>
        <se:parameter name="resultformat"><ul>{this.result()}</ul></se:parameter>
    </se:parameters>
</se:sitemap>

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