How can I add hyperlinks to richtextbox in windows forms that will save to the local file?

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I want to be able to add hyperlinks (with placeholder text, not only the link itself being displayed) inside my RichTextBox.

What I have tried:

I tried by adding to the

C#

LinkLabel link = new LinkLabel();
link.Click += link_clicked;
link.Text = text;
link.Tag = value;

richTextBox.Controls.Add(link);

but the link is displayed on top of the text and when I save my text to a file I do not have the LinkLabel element there, only the other text I inputed

Posted 5-Aug-23 8:17am

AlexandruCrisan

Updated 5-Aug-23 12:18pm

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2023-08-05T12:18:00

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Well, you don't use a LinkLabel. That's only for a label control on a form and has nothing to do with the RichTextBox.

All you do is set the DetectUrl property of the RichTextBox to true and add the URL string in the text as you would any other text.

If you want the user to navigate to those URL's in your own app, make sure you handle the RichTextBox's LinkClicked event so you can open a browser to whatever URL was clicked.

That's it.

Posted 5-Aug-23 12:18pm

Dave Kreskowiak

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AlexandruCrisan 5-Aug-23 18:25pm

Yes, I could do that, but as I said I want to have a placeholder text for that link. As in microsoft word you do not see the link itself, you see a word/phrase highlighted that you can click on that will open the link eventually

Dave Kreskowiak 5-Aug-23 19:16pm

Now that gets a lot more complicated. See Links with arbitrary text in a RichTextBox[^] for a wrapper class to make it easier.

AlexandruCrisan 5-Aug-23 19:33pm

Actually tried that too but when it says that I should get in the LinkClickedEvent the text and link separated by # I only get the text. Maybe too outdated?

Dave Kreskowiak 5-Aug-23 20:28pm

The RTB in Windows Forms hasn't changed since its creation decades ago.