(Quick Reference) ## createLinkTo
| Deprecated: Use resource instead.
### Purpose Creates a link that can be used where necessary (for example in an href, JavaScript, Ajax call etc.) ### Examples Example controller for an application called "shop": Example usages for the "shop" app:
    // generates "/shop/css/main.css"
    <g:createLinkTo dir="css" file="main.css" />

    // generates "http://portal.mygreatsite.com/css/main.css"
    <g:createLinkTo dir="css" file="main.css" absolute="true"/>

    // generates "http://admin.mygreatsite.com/css/main.css"
    <g:createLinkTo dir="css" file="main.css" base="http://admin.mygreatsite.com"/>
Example as a method call in GSP only:
    <link type="text/css" href="${createLinkTo(dir:'css',file:'main.css')}" />
Results in:
    <link type="text/css" href="/shop/css/main.css" />
### Description Attributes `dir` (optional) - the name of the directory containing the resource `file` (optional) - the name of the resource file `absolute` (optional) - If `true` will prefix the link target address with the value of the `grails.serverURL` property from `application.groovy`, or http://localhost:<port>; if there is no setting in `application.groovy` and not running in production. `base` (optional) - Sets the prefix to be added to the link target address, typically an absolute server URL. This overrides the behaviour of the `absolute` property if both are specified. | Quick Reference (hide)