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