in src/main/java/org/apache/sling/hapi/client/impl/microdata/MicrodataDocument.java [192:201]
private ItemImpl getProxy() throws ClientException {
if (el.tagName().equalsIgnoreCase("a") && el.hasAttr("href")) {
if (followed == null) {
followed = follow(el, document);
}
return followed;
}
return this;
}