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hyperlinkState

Syntax

textChunk.hyperlinkState

Description

Text cast member property; contains the current state of the hyperlink. Possible values for the state are: #normal, #active, and #visited.

This property can be tested and set.

Like hyperLink and hyperLinkRange, the returned range of the link contains the first character of chunkExpression.

Example

This handler checks to see if the hyperlink clicked is a web address. If it is, the state of the hyperlink text state is set to #visited, and the movie branches to the web address.

property spriteNum
on hyperlinkClicked me, data, range
	if data starts "http://" then
		currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
		currentMember.word[4].hyperlinkState = #visited
		goToNetPage(data)
	end if
end

See also

hyperlink, hyperlinkRange