Tags Used in Navigation: <a>, <anchor>, and <go>
Now that we've covered the basics of navigation, we're going to explore some of the differences between the <a> tag, from the previous examples, and the <anchor> tag. The <anchor> tag is an extended version of the <a> tag, which provides additional functionality and additional complexity.
Both tags can be used with the <go> task—a processing instruction that tells the application to navigate to a URL. We will introduce the <go> tag here and its role in directing navigation as part of your application's processing instructions.
The <a> Element
Like in HTML, WML includes links to other code elements with anchors. The <a> element is an abbreviated form of the <anchor> element that only provides for ...
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