String Containing Hyperlink

Question

I have a string which has a hyperlink:

string msg = @"Welcome to <a href=\"http://google.com\">Google</a> ";

when I use this in a messagebox, the hyperlink does not show as a link. Is it possible to use a hyperlink in this way?

Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1833747/clickable-url-in-a-winform-message-box — pilotcam, Apr 16 '15 at 20:40
Not with a standard MessageBox.Show. You can make your own dialog though. — Blorgbeard, Apr 16 '15 at 20:41
Even with a custom dialog, you will still need to parse the string to extract the URL and url text. — AWinkle, Apr 16 '15 at 20:42
when you write your string literals with `@` at the beginning, you escape your double quotes with `""` so, `@"Welcome to Google ";` — Sam I am says Reinstate Monica, Apr 16 '15 at 20:43
You are missing a couple tags on your question. Is this WPF? WinForm? Web? — Pluc, Apr 16 '15 at 20:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 16 '15 at 21:33

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try removing the ampersand (@)

string msg = "Welcome to <a href=\"http://google.com\">Google</a> ";

edited Apr 16 '15 at 21:33

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answered Apr 16 '15 at 20:46

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I think you've missed the boat on this one. That string was exactly what OP had originally. What OP is *trying* to do is parse this string to display an actual html link. – crthompson Apr 16 '15 at 20:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 16 '15 at 21:30

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I RECOMMEND creating your own dialog easily by creating a new form then dragging a LinkLabel into it, and you can change the LinkLabel properties to redirect you to whatever you want.

answered Apr 16 '15 at 21:30

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