How to: Display a Web Page from a Windows Forms LinkLabel Control (Visual Basic)

This example displays a Web page in the default browser when a user clicks a Windows Forms LinkLabel control.

Example

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e _  
As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load  
    LinkLabel1.Text = "Click here to get more info."  
    LinkLabel1.Links.Add(6, 4, "www.microsoft.com")  
End Sub  
Private Sub LinkLabel1_LinkClicked(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal _  
e As System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs) Handles _  
LinkLabel1.LinkClicked  
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(e.Link.LinkData.ToString())  
End Sub  

Compiling the Code

This example requires:

  • A Windows Form named Form1.

  • A LinkLabel control named LinkLabel1.

  • An active Internet connection.

.NET Framework Security

The call to the Start method requires full trust. For more information, see SecurityException.

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