How can I read hyperlinks while the page is loading in WebView2 VB.NET

Question

I am building a tabbed browser with WebView2

How can I read the hyperlinks in StatusText while the page is loading in WebView2 so I can tell if they are hyperlinks, videos, photos and programs?

Answer 1

from this image that appears the arrow shows the address it loads ...

and in NavigateStarting I want to check this address so I can edit it

Private Sub brws_NavigationStarting(sender As Object, e As CoreWebView2NavigationStartingEventArgs) Handles brws.NavigationStarting  
      
    TabControl1.SelectTab(TabControl1.TabCount - 1)  

    StatusText.Text = "Loading ... " & e.Uri.ToString  

    If PressedStopButton = True Then  
        e.Cancel = True  
        StatusText.Text = "Cancel loading ... "  
        PressedStopButton = False  
        Exit Sub  
    End If  

   If InStr(1, e.Uri.ToString, "ads", vbTextCompare) Then  
        Cancel = True  
    Else  
        Cancel = False  
    End If  

End Sub  

Also when I move the mouse over a post title or image it shows me the address in StatusText

Answer 2

Hi @Apostolos Doudakmanis ,
Please check the following documentations to see if they are helpful to you.
CoreWebView2.StatusBarText Property
CoreWebView2.StatusBarTextChanged Event
Best Regards.
Jiachen Li

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Answer 3

I only get StatusBar text when I move the mouse on links/images/...

Parts of code (cannot post here...) : WebView21_StatusBarTextChanged