Get Started with Visual Basic Development for Windows Phone 7: Listing 3.

Loading a Web Page into a Browser in MainPage.Xaml.vb

Private Sub btnGo_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, 
ByVal e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) _
    Handles btnGo.Click
    Dim URL As String = txtURL.Text
    Dim newURI As Uri = New Uri(URL, UriKind.Absolute)
    webBrowser1.Navigate(newURI)
End Sub

About the Author

Joe Kunk is a Microsoft MVP in Visual Basic, three-time president of the Greater Lansing User Group for .NET, and developer for Dart Container Corporation of Mason, Michigan. He's been developing software for over 30 years and has worked in the education, government, financial and manufacturing industries. Kunk's co-authored the book "Professional DevExpress ASP.NET Controls" (Wrox Programmer to Programmer, 2009). He can be reached via email at [email protected].

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