# kirupa.com - Hyperlinks in AS3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hyperlinks-in-as3/399412
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [December 2, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hyperlinks-in-as3/399412 "2014-12-02T02:55:04Z")
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### Author: ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hyperlinks-in-as3/399412/1 "2014-12-02T02:55:05Z")

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by kirupa | 12 May 2009

It's hard to create an app of any real substance these days without creating hyperlinks that load a URL when the user clicks on them. These could just be links that open a new web page, launch your e-mail app for sending an e-mail, or any other type of crazy thing you would want to do with URLs.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/as3/hyperlink\_as3.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/as3/hyperlink_as3.htm)