portlet action

[Bernd Eickhoff]

The tutorial explains how to access a portlet action using forms:

<form method="post" 
action="$jslink.setAction("portlets.CobiJonesPortletAction")">
<input type="submit" name="eventSubmit_doUpdate" value="Save Cobi"/>

will execute the doUpdate() method in the CobiJonesPortletAction.

Is it possible to have a similar behaviour but with a simple link 
instead of a form? I.E. can a <a href="..." link execution to a given 
action method in a given portlet?

Thanks,

Bernd