Link Labels

We've discussed link labels in the In Depth section of this chapter-they are those labels that support hyperlinks (the LinkLabel class is derived from the Label class). Take a look at Table 5.12 to see the notable properties of the LinkLabel class, and Table 5.13 to see its notable events. These tables do not include all the notable properties, methods, and events this class inherits from the Control class-you'll find them in Tables 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3; nor do they include all the notable properties it inherits from the Label class-see Table 5.11 for those.

Table 5.12: Noteworthy public properties of *LinkLabel* objects.
Property	Means
ActiveLinkColor	Sets/gets the color for an active link.
DisabledLinkColor	Sets/gets the color for a disabled link.
LinkArea	Sets/gets the range in the text to treat as a link.
LinkBehavior	Sets/gets a value that represents the behavior of a link.
LinkColor	Sets/gets the color for a normal link.
Links	Gets the collection of links in the LinkLabel control.
LinkVisited	Sets/gets a value specifying if a link should be displayed as though it had been visited.
VisitedLinkColor	Sets/gets the color used for links that that have been visited.

Table 5.13: Noteworthy public events of *LinkLabel* objects.
Event	Means
LinkClicked	Occurs when a link is clicked inside the link label.

Tip

Now you can even use a RichTextBox for Web-style links by setting the DetectUrls property to True and writing code to handle the LinkClicked event.