# Link - ExternalLink

{% hint style="info" %}
Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.
{% endhint %}

Component of a link directing to any external link.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/2CssJT0zIo4SJQLbSZ6l/blobs/8IYdgdsAGKp8jo0p9A7R/27s_files/image2025-5-16_12-58-47.png)

✅ **When to use:**

* You want to enable navigation to an external address or another form.

:x: **When not to use:**

* The link should lead to another page within the application. **Use**: [PageNavigationLink](https://docs.eximee.com/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/biblioteka-komponentow-bazowych/0-struktura-i-nawigacja/nawigacja/link-wewnetrzny-pagenavigationlink)

## Component properties

<table><thead><tr><th>Eximee Designer property</th><th width="192.0499267578125">Attribute name in the Source</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Redirect link</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>href</td><td>Link address</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anchor name</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>linkName</td><td>Anchor name</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Link opening method</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>target</td><td>Specifies how the link is opened (default empty, loading the link in the same browser tab). If the link is to be loaded in a new tab, enter "_blank" (for the same one, "_top").</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Content</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>content</td><td>Link content</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Text displayed when hovering the mouse over the link</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>title</td><td>Text to display as a tooltip when hovering the mouse over the link</td></tr></tbody></table>

> More information about component properties: [Common component properties](https://docs.eximee.com/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/praca-z-komponentami-bazowymi/wspolne-wlasciwosci-komponentow)

## Supply from an external data source

For the component, you can attach a service that will feed the component with data for the fields:

* href
* linkName
* target

To supply the component with an external URL, simply attach the script *EchoServiceScript*, in which the input will be the requested URL address or a session variable.

![Figure 1. Example appearance of the component in the application](https://content.gitbook.com/content/2CssJT0zIo4SJQLbSZ6l/blobs/WOGcruu2dbxGjeAvHylm/27s_files/image2025-5-16_13-1-12.png)

{% hint style="info" %}
Demo application: demoExternalLink
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
♿WCAG: [WCAG best practices for low-code dev](https://docs.eximee.com/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/proces-biznesowy/tworzenie-procesu-biznesowego-w-bpmn-2.0/dobre-praktyki)
{% endhint %}