# HypertextLink.DescriptiveText Property

> Gets or sets a descriptive text for a hypertext link. An empty string indicates that the hypertext link has no such text. An empty string can also be used to delete a previously set text.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 34.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl > HypertextLink.DescriptiveText Property
- **565 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/hypertextlink/descriptivetext-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/hypertextlink/descriptivetext-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/hypertextlink/descriptivetext-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets a descriptive text for a hypertext link. An empty string indicates that the hypertext link has no such text. An empty string can also be used to delete a previously set text.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string DescriptiveText { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property DescriptiveText As String
```

### Examples

The following example adds and configures a link to the product documentation by using `HypertextLink.DescriptiveText`.

```csharp
HypertextLink hypertextLink = new("TX Text Control documentation", "https://docs.textcontrol.com/");
textControl.HypertextLinks.Add(hypertextLink);

hypertextLink.DescriptiveText = "Quarterly sales by region";
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hypertextLink.DescriptiveText))
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Descriptive Text: {hypertextLink.DescriptiveText}");
}
```

```vbnet
Dim hypertextLink As New HypertextLink("TX Text Control documentation", "https://docs.textcontrol.com/")
textControl.HypertextLinks.Add(hypertextLink)

hypertextLink.DescriptiveText = "Quarterly sales by region"
If Not String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hypertextLink.DescriptiveText) Then
    Console.WriteLine($"Descriptive Text: {hypertextLink.DescriptiveText}")
End If
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [HypertextLink Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/hypertextlink/constructor/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [HypertextLink.Target Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/hypertextlink/target-property/llms-full.txt)