LinkLabel... open in default web browser?

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Is it possible to open a LinkLabel in the default computers web browser?

well it's the default behavior once you have set a proper valid url. What kind of problem are you having and how does your code look like so far? — Davide Piras, Aug 22 '11 at 22:18
I was looking in the Properties for something that would start it. Originally I tried just setting a url address to the .Text property and of course that didn't work. — acctman, Aug 22 '11 at 22:32
i don't understand the existence of this control, probably because i do don understand how to use it — beppe9000, Jan 26 '16 at 19:28

score 55 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 22 '11 at 22:19

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yes - you can use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url) in the "link clicked" event.

answered Aug 22 '11 at 22:19

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so something like this private void linkSubmit_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(linkSubmit.text as String); } – acctman Aug 22 '11 at 22:35
Thank you... :D :D – Alejo Florez Aug 16 '17 at 13:55
https://stackoverflow.com/a/61035650/2152973 – François Breton Sep 23 '21 at 14:44

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 22 '11 at 22:19

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I always use them like this. This way you will get the default browser to open the URL.

ProcessStartInfo sInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("http://www.google.com");
Process.Start(sInfo);

answered Aug 22 '11 at 22:19

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eug · Answer 3 · 2018-06-19T06:50:04.710

Here's a solution inspired by MSDN that works without hardcoding the URL into your code:

private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
{
    string url;
    if (e.Link.LinkData != null)
        url = e.Link.LinkData.ToString();
    else
        url = linkLabel1.Text.Substring(e.Link.Start, e.Link.Length);

    if (!url.Contains("://"))
        url = "https://" + url;

    var si = new ProcessStartInfo(url);
    Process.Start(si);
    linkLabel1.LinkVisited = true;
}

You can then easily use LinkArea to have un-hyperlinked text around the link.

score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 15 '20 at 22:12

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Try this solution it is better:

private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
{
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(((LinkLabel)sender).Text);
}

edited Apr 15 '20 at 22:12

Miss Chanandler Bong

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answered Apr 15 '20 at 18:45

Mikaël Derain

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Agreed - code reuse using the sender object beats a dedicated handler per link/control. – SteveCinq Aug 04 '22 at 16:20

LinkLabel... open in default web browser?

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