Link

Links are selectable UI components that can contain regular text and hyperlinks. Clicking a hyperlink inside a Link triggers a SelectionEvent containing either the text of the hyperlink or its HREF value.

Figure: Link with a hyperlink

To set the text and hyperlinks for a Link, use the setText method.

To capture and process SelectionEvents from the Link, implement SelectionListener for handling the events, and register the SelectionListener for the Link by using the addSelectionListener method.

The following code snippet shows you how to create a simple Link with a predefined link text:

// Create a Link with borders
Link link = new Link(parent, SWT.BORDER);
// Set the Link to display text and a hyperlink
link.setText("This is a simple <A>link</A>.");