Check if Url property is external or internal

doorwaytorunn

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Hi!

I have a property of type Url, and I want to check if it is internal or external. How do I do that?

Url link = CurrentBlock.RelatedInfoLink;

link.?

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Nov 18, 2014 12:23

Quan Mai

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Hi!

How do you mean internal link? You mean the link used in CMS edit mode or the permanent link?

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Nov 18, 2014 12:57

Arild Henrichsen

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I'm assuming you want to check if your link points to an internal page or an external URL.

The URL property type doesn't have a method for checking that.

I think the closest you can get is to check if link.Host matches your siteUrl.

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Edited, Nov 18, 2014 14:30

Santiago Morla

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I know this is old but you could use @Url.IsLocalUrl(link.Href) to check if a link is internal.

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May 04, 2021 0:13

Eric - Feb 01, 2022 20:06

This is currently the best way and also a hidden gem that few know about. Thanks for the answer!! :)
Always been a bit of a problem to determine the best way to check if a link is external or not.

Ethan Schofer - Jan 03, 2024 21:23

Nice. Thanks Santiago!!!