LinkItem external links converts to internal url

Question

When adding a external url on my LinkItemCollection, EpiServer converts it to a internal page. Is there a way to disable this function?

Using Episerver 7.

Answer 1

LinkItem require you to invoke the method ToMappedLink or ToPermanentLink when working with external links.

https://world.episerver.com/documentation/class-library/?documentId=cms/7/ac6ab436-b0bb-3f26-dce4-b79230339d79