Creating a Dynamic Hyperlink in ASP.NET using the Web.Config

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A user recently asked me that she wanted to create a bunch of hyperlinks whose value comes from a web.config. However she was not able to create the Hyperlink successfully by reading the key pair values. Here's how to do so:

  <appSettings>

    <add key="someurl" value="http://www.dotnetcurry.com" />

  </appSettings>

Now read this entry from the web.config using AppSettings

    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server"

    NavigateUrl="<%$ Appsettings:someurl %>"  Text="Click Here">

    </asp:HyperLink>

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Suprotim Agarwal, Developer Technologies MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) is the founder and contributor for DevCurry, DotNetCurry and SQLServerCurry. He is the Chief Editor of a Developer Magazine called DNC Magazine. He has also authored two Books - 51 Recipes using jQuery with ASP.NET Controls. and The Absolutely Awesome jQuery CookBook.

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