How to set the links in a text block clickable in wp7

Question

I have a text box contain links .the contents in the text are generated during run time.My problem is that the links inside the text is not clickable,how can make all links inside the text block clickable so that when i tap a link it should open the web browser.In android we can set it by using autolink.Is such option is available in wp7 or in wp7.1 mango?

Answer 1

Use a HyperLink.

<TextBlock>
    <Run>Pure Text</Run>
    <Hyperlink Command="{Binding HyperLinkTapped}">http://google.com</Hyperlink>
    <Run>Pure Text Again</Run>
</TextBlock>

This is supported from Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango).

You can create your own FlowDocument from the your data, at runtime, if necessary.

Example on how to generate a FlowDocument from a string:

private void OnMessageReceived(string message)
{
    var textBlock = new RichTextBox()
    {
        TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap,
        IsReadOnly = true,
    };

    var paragraph = new Paragraph();

    var runs = new List<Inline>();

    foreach (var word in message.Split(' '))
    {
        Uri uri;

        if (Uri.TryCreate(word, UriKind.Absolute, out uri) ||
           (word.StartsWith("www.") && Uri.TryCreate("http://" + word, UriKind.Absolute, out uri)))
        {
            var link = new Hyperlink();
            link.Inlines.Add(new Run() { Text = word });
            link.Click += (sender, e) =>
            {
                var hyperLink = (sender as Hyperlink);
                new WebBrowserTask() { Uri = uri }.Show();
            };

            runs.Add(link);
        }
        else
        {
            runs.Add(new Run() { Text = word });
        }

        runs.Add(new Run() { Text = " "});
    }

    foreach (var run in runs)
        paragraph.Inlines.Add(run);

    textBlock.Blocks.Add(paragraph);

    MessagesListBox.Children.Add(textBlock);
    MessagesListBox.UpdateLayout();
}

Answer 2

There is no built in functionality to do this.

If your text (including the links) is HTML you could display it in a WebBrowser control.
If not you'll need to parse the text and build the links yourself. (A combination of TextBlocks and HyperlinkButtons inside a WrapPanel is probably the way to go for this.)