LinkBehavior Enum

Definition

Specifies the behaviors of a link in a LinkLabel.

public enum class LinkBehavior
public enum LinkBehavior
type LinkBehavior = 
Public Enum LinkBehavior
Inheritance
LinkBehavior

Fields

AlwaysUnderline 1

The link always displays with underlined text.

HoverUnderline 2

The link displays underlined text only when the mouse is hovered over the link text.

NeverUnderline 3

The link text is never underlined. The link can still be distinguished from other text by use of the LinkColor property of the LinkLabel control.

SystemDefault 0

The behavior of this setting depends on the options set using the Internet Options dialog box in Control Panel or Internet Explorer.

Examples

The following example demonstrates setting the LinkLabel.LinkBehavior property using the LinkBehavior enumeration. It also demonstrates setting the LinkLabel.LinkColor, Text and LinkVisited properties. To run this sample place it in a blank form and call the InitializeLinkLabel method from the form's constructor or Load method.

   // Declare the LinkLabel object.
internal:
   System::Windows::Forms::LinkLabel^ LinkLabel1;

   // Declare keywords array to identify links
   array<String^>^keywords;

private:
   void InitializeLinkLabel()
   {
      this->LinkLabel1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::LinkLabel;
      this->LinkLabel1->Links->Clear();
      // Set the location, name and size.
      this->LinkLabel1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 10, 20 );
      this->LinkLabel1->Name = "CompanyLinks";
      this->LinkLabel1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 104, 150 );
      
      // Set the LinkBehavior property to show underline when mouse
      // hovers over the links.
      this->LinkLabel1->LinkBehavior = System::Windows::Forms::LinkBehavior::HoverUnderline;
      String^ textString = "For more information see our"
      " company website or the research page at Contoso Ltd. ";
      
      // Set the text property.
      this->LinkLabel1->Text = textString;
      
      // Set the color of the links to black, unless the mouse
      // is hovering over a link.
      this->LinkLabel1->LinkColor = System::Drawing::Color::Black;
      this->LinkLabel1->ActiveLinkColor = System::Drawing::Color::Blue;
      
      // Associate the event-handling method with the LinkClicked
      // event.
      this->LinkLabel1->LinkClicked += gcnew LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler( this, &Form1::LinkLabel1_LinkClicked );
      
      // Add links to the LinkCollection using starting index and
      // length of keywords.
      array<String^>^temp0 = {"company","research"};
      keywords = temp0;
      System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = keywords->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
      {
         String^ keyword = safe_cast<String^>(myEnum->Current);
         this->LinkLabel1->Links->Add( textString->IndexOf( keyword ), keyword->Length );
      }

      
      // Add the label to the form.
      this->Controls->Add( this->LinkLabel1 );
   }

   void LinkLabel1_LinkClicked( Object^ /*sender*/, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs^ e )
   {
      String^ url = "";
      
      // Determine which link was clicked and set the appropriate url.
      switch ( LinkLabel1->Links->IndexOf( e->Link ) )
      {
         case 0:
            url = "www.microsoft.com";
            break;

         case 1:
            url = "www.contoso.com/research";
            break;
      }
      
      // Set the visited property to True. This will change
      // the color of the link.
      e->Link->Visited = true;
      
      // Open Internet Explorer to the correct url.
      System::Diagnostics::Process::Start( "IExplore.exe", url );
   }

// Declare the LinkLabel object.
internal System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel LinkLabel1;

// Declare keywords array to identify links
string[] keywords;

private void InitializeLinkLabel()
{
    this.LinkLabel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel();
            this.LinkLabel1.Links.Clear();

    // Set the location, name and size.
    this.LinkLabel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 20);
    this.LinkLabel1.Name = "CompanyLinks";
    this.LinkLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 150);

    // Set the LinkBehavior property to show underline when mouse
    // hovers over the links.
    this.LinkLabel1.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline;
    string textString = "For more information see our" +
        " company website or the research page at Contoso Ltd. ";

    // Set the text property.
    this.LinkLabel1.Text = textString;

    // Set the color of the links to black, unless the mouse
    // is hovering over a link.
    this.LinkLabel1.LinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
    this.LinkLabel1.ActiveLinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;

    // Associate the event-handling method with the LinkClicked
    // event.
    this.LinkLabel1.LinkClicked += 
        new LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(LinkLabel1_LinkClicked);

    // Add links to the LinkCollection using starting index and
    // length of keywords.
    keywords = new string[]{"company", "research"};
    foreach ( string keyword in keywords )
    {
        this.LinkLabel1.Links.Add(textString.IndexOf(keyword), keyword.Length);
    }

    // Add the label to the form.
    this.Controls.Add(this.LinkLabel1);
}

private void LinkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
{

    string url = "";

    // Determine which link was clicked and set the appropriate url.
    switch(LinkLabel1.Links.IndexOf(e.Link))
    {
        case 0:
            url = "www.microsoft.com";

            break;
        case 1:
            url = "www.contoso.com/research";
            break;
    }

    // Set the visited property to True. This will change
    // the color of the link.
    e.Link.Visited = true;

    // Open Internet Explorer to the correct url.
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("IExplore.exe", url);
}

' Declare the LinkLabel object.
Friend WithEvents LinkLabel1 As System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel

' Declare keywords array to identify links
Dim keywords() As String

Private Sub InitializeLinkLabel()
    Me.LinkLabel1 = New System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel
    Me.LinkLabel1.Links.Clear()
    ' Set the location, name and size.
    Me.LinkLabel1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(10, 20)
    Me.LinkLabel1.Name = "CompanyLinks"
    Me.LinkLabel1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(104, 150)

    ' Set the LinkBehavior property to show underline when mouse
    ' hovers over the links.
    Me.LinkLabel1.LinkBehavior = _
        System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline
    Dim textString As String = "For more information see our" & _
       " company website or the research page at Contoso Ltd. "

    ' Set the text property.
    Me.LinkLabel1.Text = textString

    ' Set the color of the links to black, unless the mouse
    ' is hovering over a link.
    Me.LinkLabel1.LinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
    Me.LinkLabel1.ActiveLinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue

    ' Add links to the LinkCollection using starting index and
    ' length of keywords.
    keywords = New String() {"company", "research"}
    Dim keyword As String
    For Each keyword In keywords
        Me.LinkLabel1.Links.Add(textString.IndexOf(keyword), keyword.Length)
    Next

    ' Add the label to the form.
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.LinkLabel1)
End Sub

Private Sub LinkLabel1_LinkClicked(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs) _
    Handles LinkLabel1.LinkClicked

    Dim url As String

    ' Determine which link was clicked and set the appropriate url.
    Select Case LinkLabel1.Links.IndexOf(e.Link)
        Case 0
            url = "www.microsoft.com"

        Case 1
            url = "www.contoso.com/research"
    End Select

    ' Set the visited property to True. This will change
    ' the color of the link.
    e.Link.Visited = True

    ' Open Internet Explorer to the correct url.
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("IExplore.exe", url)
End Sub

Remarks

Use the members of this enumeration to set the value of the LinkBehavior property of the LinkLabel.

Applies to

See also