Counting Links using Web Page in VB.Net (2026)

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We can get the count of links on a web page is to navigate the web page in visual basic webbrowser control. The webbrowser control has an easy method to get the links of the navigated page.

In this post, we’ll construct a software that retrieves a website’s links and number of links. Users can utilize a link to go to another page, window, or Help subject, see a definition, run a command, or select an option.

A link is text or a graphic that indicates it can be clicked by using the visited or unvisited link system colors. Hyperlinks are an example of a link. 1.

Let’s begin by establishing a Windows Form Application for this tutorial in Microsoft Visual Studio by going to File, clicking New Project, and selecting Windows Application.

So let’s get started:

This tutorial is a continuation of Get List of All Links on a Web Page in VB.Net.
So let’s design our form like this one just like what I’ve shown you below.

Add a Button.

After that,Add this code to the Button.

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
TextBox1.Text = WebBrowser1.Document.Links.Count
End Sub

Finally, Click F5 to run the Program.

Output:

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