Hyperlinking in Messages

4/8/2010

The Windows Mobile Messaging application recognizes web address and other URI monikers in SMS and e-mail messages, and automatically presents them to users as clickable hyperlinks in the read form. It is a feature called Smart Hyperlinking, and it provides users with the convenience of being able to "action" on message content to open web pages, open files, begin e-mail and SMS message composition, and place telephone calls.

Smart Hyperlinking supports the following predefined (standard) protocols.

  • http:
    Web URLs from strings beginning with "www.","http:", "https:", "wap:" and "wsp:".
  • mailto:
    Hyperlinks to create a new e-mail message from e-mail addresses (strings containing an ampersand symbol and no spaces).
  • sms:
    Hyperlinks to create a new SMS message from strings beginning with "sms:", and followed by a phone number (a sequence of six or more digits).

  • Hyperlinks to place a phone call from strings beginning with "****", and followed by a phone number (a sequence of six or more digits).
  • file:
    Hyperlinks that open local files from strings that define a fully-qualified UNC file path name.

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Other Resources

Messaging Application Development