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[`Workspace`](Workspace) › [`openLinkText`](Workspace/openLinkText)
## Workspace.openLinkText() method
**Signature:**
```typescript
openLinkText(linktext: string, sourcePath: string, newLeaf?: PaneType | boolean, openViewState?: OpenViewState): Promise<void>;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>linktext</code> | <code>string</code> | |
| <code>sourcePath</code> | <code>string</code> | |
| <code>newLeaf</code> | [`PaneType`](PaneType)<code> | boolean</code> | _(Optional)_ |
| <code>openViewState</code> | [`OpenViewState`](OpenViewState) | _(Optional)_ |
**Returns:**
`Promise``<void>`