How to get HyperLink Text from C# in WPF?

Question

I have a WPF Hyperlink which I'm trying to get the text content from.

For example:

<Hyperlink Command="{Binding CustomersCommand}" Name="HLCustomers">
    Customers
</Hyperlink>

This is not possible using the usual manner of accessing a Text property or using VisualTreeHelper to get some child text element, since Hyperlink is not a visual element. I tried to get the text from FirstInline but this also doesn't give me the text.

How would I get the value "Customers" from the Hyperlink element in the above example at runtime?

Does using CommandParameter="Customers" work for you? Or bind to the control. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12413985/binding-a-wpf-button-commandparameter-to-the-button-itself-in-datatemplate — kenny, Oct 28 '13 at 21:41

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '13 at 21:26

If you really need to get the text contained within the Hyperlink, you can dig in to the Inlines property it exposes and get it.

var run = HLCustomers.Inlines.FirstOrDefault() as Run;
string text = run == null ? string.Empty : run.Text;

Note, that this will only work if the first inline in your Hyperlink is indeed a Run. You can finagle with this example for more complex cases.

Anatolii Gabuza · Answer 2 · 2013-10-28T21:36:01.107

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Just put a TextBlock inside and enjoy its binding flexibility .

If it's still not an option for you - use Run.Text property which is perfectly suitable solution for Hyperlink

edited Oct 28 '13 at 21:36

answered Oct 28 '13 at 21:12

Anatolii Gabuza

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But is the same, How to get the text? – Ejrr1085 Oct 28 '13 at 21:23

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 28 '13 at 21:47

Is adding a text block a problem?

<Hyperlink Command="{Binding CustomersCommand}" Name="HLCustomers">
    <TextBlock Name="HLCustomersContent">
        Customers
    </TextBlock>
</Hyperlink>

Then you could just reference it as:

var text = HLCustomersContent.Text;

The .Text property on a WPF Hyperlink object is set to internal, so unless you overrode it and exposed the text property, it is not as easily as accessible as you would might like.

How to get HyperLink Text from C# in WPF?

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