Hyperlinks in TextBox/ListBox ASP.NET

Question

I have read some posts online that say you can not include Hyperlinks in Textbox or listboxes in html. I am reading text from a DB and part of that text are hyperlinks to articles. What control should I use therefore to display text in a scroll-able control and be able to include hyperlinks that will lead to other sites on the web?

Answer 1

1. You can use a DropDownList or a ListBox and store the hyperlink as the value, and add a javascript change event that will redirect them to the value (hyperlink) of the selected item... or do it on postback.

2. You can use a Repeater and use regular hyperlinks. If you want it "scroll-able", put it in a container of fixed height with an overflow:scroll;

3. You can use a DataGrid if you have many items that aren't a good fit from dropdown, etc.

It really depends... you'll need to try something and if you have problems with code, come back and ask a question that can be answered with code.