Hyperlink Control

The Hyperlink control's Read-Only property is selected by default. Untick the Read-Only option in design time to enable editing at runtime

Click the Edit or Delete icon as shown below.

How to use the Hyperlink control

Create a View
Drag the Hyperlink control onto the canvas. The control can be found in the Input section of the Controls found in the View Designer, see the Properties section below
Configure the URL under Settings of the Properties section if required
Configure the Read-Only property if required. The Read-Only property is enabled by default
Configure the rest of the properties as required
Run the View

Considerations

The Hyperlink control is also available in the Form Designer
The hyperlink accepts the following protocols:
- http
- https
- ftp
- ftps
- mailto
- news
An enabled hyperlink is configurable during runtime
The Hyperlink expression can be used to specify the display and URL dynamically
The specified URL can be opened in a new window, current frame or current window
Using a Transfer Data action one can configure a hyperlink using a static (or dynamic) string in the following format
<a url="site">Display</a>
The Navigate to URL action’s configuration screen can also be used to set up a URL using dynamic values
Focus can be set to this control at runtime by using the Focus control method in the Rule Designer

Design Properties

The Hyperlink control is available in the Input section of the Controls found in the View Designer and Form Designer.

Properties	Description	Can be set in runtime using Rules
Name	A unique identifier for the selected control. This property is required	No
Text	The text to be displayed during runtime. If left empty the URL or watermark will be used as display text	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
URL	The URL to direct to when clicked (a protocol must be specified for a URL to be valid)	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Target	The desired location of the page to be opened. The following options are available: New Window Current Frame Current Window	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Field	A read-only property displaying the field that is bound to the selected control	No
Data Type	A drop-down list containing the types of values that the selected control can accept	No
Watermark	The text to display when the control is not populated	No
Tooltip	The value to be displayed when the cursor is hovered over the control during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Tab Index	Used to define a sequence that users follow when they use the Tab key to navigate through a page at runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Visible	A Boolean value used to establish whether the control is visible during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Enabled	A Boolean value used to establish whether the control is enabled during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Read-Only	A Boolean value used to establish whether the control is read-only during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Expression	Opens the Expression Builder to configure expressions to populate the control with dynamically calculated values	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Styles	Opens the Style Builder enabling the user to specify style features like Format, Font, Borders, Padding and Margins. See the Style Builder topic for more information on styling options	No
Conditional Styles	Opens the Conditional Formatting Designer used to design styles that will apply only when certain conditions are met. See the Conditional Styles section for more information	No