HyperLink.Text Property

Definition

Gets or sets the text caption for the HyperLink control.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Text { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
[System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.InnerDefaultProperty)]
public virtual string Text { get; set; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
[<System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.InnerDefaultProperty)>]
member this.Text : string with get, set
Public Overridable Property Text As String

Property Value

The text caption for the HyperLink control. The default value is an empty string ("").

Attributes

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Text property to specify the text to display for the HyperLink control.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>HyperLink Sample</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">


    <h3>HyperLink Sample</h3>

    Click on the HyperLink:<br />  

    <asp:HyperLink id="hyperlink1" 
                   NavigateUrl="http://www.microsoft.com"
                   Text="Microsoft Official Site"
                   Target="_new"
                   runat="server"/>       
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>HyperLink Sample</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">

    <h3>HyperLink Sample</h3>

    Click on the HyperLink:<br />  

    <asp:HyperLink id="hyperlink1" 
                   NavigateUrl="http://www.microsoft.com"
                   Text="Microsoft Official Site"
                   Target="_new"
                   runat="server"/>       

</form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The HyperLink control can be displayed as text or an image. Use the Text property to specify the text to display for the HyperLink control.

If both the Text and ImageUrl properties are set, the ImageUrl property takes precedence. If the image is unavailable, the text in the Text property is displayed. In browsers that support ToolTip functionality, the Text property also becomes the ToolTip.

Caution

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.

The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and Globalization and Localization.

Applies to

See also