HTML_LINK Function

Sets up hypertext links to Uniform Resource Locations (URLs).

Usage

link_text = HTML_LINK(url, text)

Input Parameters

url—A string or string array specifying the URL of the hypertext link.

text—A string or string array specifying the text displayed for the link.

The two input parameters, url and text, must have the same number of elements.

Keywords

Safe—Handles HTML special characters (see HTML_SAFE).

Returned Value

link_text—A string or a string array of HTML hypertext links to URLs.

Discussion

The HTML_LINK function creates hypertext links that most HTML browsers commonly identify using an underline and/or a specific text color.

To make an image that activates a hypertext link, use the HTML_IMAGE function as the “text” in HTML_LINK as follows:

link = HTML_LINK(url, HTML_IMAGE('imagefile.gif')

Example

This example creates a link to the Rogue Wave home page.

HTML_OPEN
HTML_HEADING, 'A Hypertext Link from HTML_LINK', $
   Level = 2, /Center
HTML_BLOCK, HTML_LINK('http://www.perforce.com', $
   'Rogue Wave Home Page')
HTML_CLOSE