Adding a link in Lua

Solar2D Lua Language
#1

I’m used to HTML where, to make a text or an image a link you simply put it in an anchor tag (such ).

How can I do the same thing in the Lua language?

Thanks,
TIm [import]uid: 223752 topic_id: 35717 reply_id: 335717[/import]

#2

You can use a image:
[lua]
–Image
local button = display.newImage( “button.png” )

function button:tap( event )
–type your code here
end

button:addEventListener( “tap”, button )
[/lua]
A Text:
[lua]

–Text
local text = display.newText( “Link”, 30, 30, nil, 40 ) --text, x, y, font, font size

function text:tap( event )
–type your code here
end

text:addEventListener( “tap”, text )
[/lua]

or a widget button: http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newButton.html [import]uid: 194543 topic_id: 35717 reply_id: 142025[/import]

#3

You would then use system.openURL(url_to_open) inside those tap functions. [import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35717 reply_id: 142032[/import]

#4

You can use a image:
[lua]
–Image
local button = display.newImage( “button.png” )

function button:tap( event )
–type your code here
end

button:addEventListener( “tap”, button )
[/lua]
A Text:
[lua]

–Text
local text = display.newText( “Link”, 30, 30, nil, 40 ) --text, x, y, font, font size

function text:tap( event )
–type your code here
end

text:addEventListener( “tap”, text )
[/lua]

or a widget button: http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newButton.html [import]uid: 194543 topic_id: 35717 reply_id: 142025[/import]

#5

You would then use system.openURL(url_to_open) inside those tap functions. [import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35717 reply_id: 142032[/import]