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& sign in LinkLabel Text

I want to display the text a&b in my LinkLabel.Text.

linkLabel1.Text = "a&b";

This displays:

ab

If I change the code to:

 linkLabel1.Text = "a&&b";

one & sign will show.

a&b

Is this the correct way to print one ampersand?

Solution

  • & is a shortcut key from winforms controls.

    "a&b" means; shortcut key for alt+b

    Check out: Create Access Keys for Windows Forms Controls

    To include an ampersand in a caption without creating an access key, include two ampersands (&&). A single ampersand is displayed in the caption and no characters are underlined.

    // Set the letter "P" as an access key.
button1.Text = "&Print";

    Also I found Label.UseMnemonic property.

    Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control interprets an ampersand character (&) in the control's Text property to be an access key prefix character.