Using LinkLabels to create hyperlinks: Open Notepad
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Public Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main()
Dim myform As Form = New FrmLinkLabel()
Application.Run(myform)
End Sub ' Main
End Class
Public Class FrmLinkLabel
Inherits Form
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
' linklabels to C: drive, www.deitel.com and Notepad
Friend WithEvents linkLabel As LinkLabel
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.linkLabel = New LinkLabel()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'linkLabel
'
Me.linkLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(72, 16)
Me.linkLabel.Name = "linkLabel"
Me.linkLabel.TabIndex = 0
Me.linkLabel.TabStop = True
Me.linkLabel.Text = "Open Notepad"
'
'FrmLinkLabel
'
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(364, 149)
Me.Controls.AddRange(New Control() {Me.linkLabel})
Me.Name = "FrmLinkLabel"
Me.Text = "LinkLabelTest"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
End Sub
#End Region
' browse C:\ drive
Private Sub linkLabel_LinkClicked _
(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As _
System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs) _
Handles linkLabel.LinkClicked
linkLabel.LinkVisited = True
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("notepad")
End Sub ' linkLabel
End Class
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