Java Tutorial/SWT/Link

Create a Link

   <source lang="java">

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Link; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell; public class LinkCreate {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
   Display display = new Display();
   Shell shell = new Shell(display);
   Link link = new Link(shell, SWT.BORDER);
   link.setText("This a very simple  widget.");
   link.setSize(140, 40);
   shell.pack ();
   shell.open();
   while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
     if (!display.readAndDispatch())
       display.sleep();
   }
   display.dispose();
 }

}</source>

Selection Event on Link control

   <source lang="java">

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Event; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Link; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Listener; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell; public class LinkControlEventSelection {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
   Display display = new Display();
   Shell shell = new Shell(display);
   Link link = new Link(shell, SWT.BORDER);
   link.setText("This a very simple  widget.");
   link.setSize(140, 40);
   
   link.addListener (SWT.Selection, new Listener () {
     public void handleEvent(Event event) {
       System.out.println("Selection: " + event.text);
     }
   });    
   
   shell.pack ();
   shell.open();
   while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
     if (!display.readAndDispatch())
       display.sleep();
   }
   display.dispose();
 }

}</source>