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RepositoryItemHyperLinkEdit.StartLinkOnClickingEmptySpace Property

Gets or sets whether a click/double-click on the empty space in the edit box invokes the hyperlink’s functionality.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(true)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool StartLinkOnClickingEmptySpace { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true if a click/double-click on the empty space invokes the hyperlink’s functionality; otherwise, false.

#Remarks

As specified by the RepositoryItemHyperLinkEdit.SingleClick property, a hyperlink’s functionality can be invoked by clicking or double-clicking the editor’s edit box. By default, you can click/double-click anywhere in the edit box to start a link. To start a link on clicking text and prevent the link from being started on clicking an empty space in the edit box, set the StartLinkOnClickingEmptySpace property to false.

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