在元素注释中添加超链接Enterprise Architect

Question

I am working on Enterprise Architect C# add-ins. I am trying to add hyperlink to another package in element notes through add-ins as shown below:

I found the code for adding hyperlink in element to package here : https://www.sparxsystems.com/forums/smf/index.php?topic=4068.0 and tried the following code:

                    EA.Package parentPkg = Session.Repository.GetPackageByID(currentPackage.ParentID);//target package
                    hyperlink = currentPackage.Elements.AddNew("$package://"+parentPkg.PackageGUID, "Text"); //adding hyperlink
                    hyperlink.Update();
                    hyperlink.Subtype = 19; 
                    hyperlink.Update();
                    hyperlink.Notes = parentPkg.Name;
                    hyperlink.Update();
                    demoElement.Notes = "test for packages hyperlinks" + hyperlink; //demo element's notes must contain hyperlink to target package
                    mobjElement.Update();

It is not displayed as hyperlink here but as System.__ComObject. Kindly help. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I tried (as Geert suggested) the following code snippet (sorry for the Perl):

my $e = $rep->getElementByGuid("{92EF2B52-B75E-454d-AD03-5BDC12256A36}");
$e->{notes} = "<a href=\"\$package://{81657422-5D41-4dbf-9210-461DF67FD2C2}\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><u>Link name</u></font></a>";
$e->Update();

Just replace the GUID and the display name and you have a hyperlink to a package. Note that the above string has some escape chars, so here's the raw text:

<a href="$package://{81657422-5D41-4dbf-9210-461DF67FD2C2}"><font color="#0000ff"><u>Link name</u></font></a>

Answer 2

As Geert and Thomas Suggested if you just need to make hyperlink in notes just add a herf tag ti that word like below

This is a <a href="$element://{64162D99-026B-40b3-914C-2CC009943540}"><font
     color="#0000ff"><u>Hyperlink</u></font> </a> Example

and the output in notes will be like

In API you can just add the link text in notes property of any class.

switch ( treeSelectedType )
    {
        case otElement :
        {
            // Code for when an element is selected
            var theElement as EA.Element;
            theElement = Repository.GetTreeSelectedObject();
            theElement.Notes="This is a <a href=\"$element://{700ED461-FAC6-4097-AFF5-5F4787AD99CB}\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><u>Hyperlink</u></font></a>  Example";
            theElement.Update();
            theElement.Refresh();



            break;
        }