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HtmlAnchor Class

Allows programmatic access to the HTML <a> element on the server.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

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[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)]
public ref class HtmlAnchor : public HtmlContainerControl, 
	IPostBackEventHandler
<asp:HtmlAnchor />

There are two ways to use the HtmlAnchor class. The first is for navigation: using the HRef property to define the location of the page to link to. The second is for postback events: using the ServerClick event to programmatically handle the user's clicking a link.

Caution noteCaution:

This control can be used to display user input, which might include malicious client script. Check any information that is sent from a client for executable script, SQL statements, or other code before displaying it in your application. ASP.NET provides an input request validation feature to block script and HTML in user input. Validation server controls are also provided to assess user input. For more information, see Validation Server Control Syntax.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of HtmlAnchor, see the HtmlAnchor constructor.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ServerClick event to display a message when the HtmlAnchor control is clicked.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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