HtmlTextWriter Re-encoding my strings

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Hello All,

I am using an HtmlTextWriter to writer out some html. Prior to sending the
content to the text writer, HttpUtility.Htm lEncode the string. However, doing
so results in a string where "&" become "&amp;" and "<" becomes "<".

This is a problem because I am trying to actually write out html. Does
anyone know how I can solve this problem.

For example

HttpUtility.Htm lEncode("&Attri butes");

gives

"&&Attribut es"

after being written out by the HtmlTextWriter. The initial encoding results
in "&Attribute s". I just want it to be written out as "&Attribute s".
Decoding does something even weirder :)

Thanks for your help.

[George Ter-Saakov]

Re: HtmlTextWriter Re-encoding my strings

Why do you use HtpUtility.Html Encode then??
Just do not use it when you outputing HTML


George


"rwoodruf" <rwoodruf@discu ssions.microsof t.comwrote in message
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Hello All,
>
I am using an HtmlTextWriter to writer out some html. Prior to sending the
content to the text writer, HttpUtility.Htm lEncode the string. However,
doing
so results in a string where "&" become "&amp;" and "<" becomes "<".
>
This is a problem because I am trying to actually write out html. Does
anyone know how I can solve this problem.
>
For example
>
HttpUtility.Htm lEncode("&Attri butes");
>
gives
>
"&&Attribut es"
>
after being written out by the HtmlTextWriter. The initial encoding
results
in "&Attribute s". I just want it to be written out as "&Attribute s".
Decoding does something even weirder :)
>
Thanks for your help.

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Re: HtmlTextWriter Re-encoding my strings

It seems that the HtmlTextWriter is automatically encoding the strings
because without the HttpUtility.Htm lEncode, the following:

"&Attribute s"

becomes

"&amp;Attribute s"

So, any help is appreciated. It looks like the HtmlTextWriter automatically
Html Encode's all strings.

-- Rodney

"George Ter-Saakov" wrote:

Why do you use HtpUtility.Html Encode then??
Just do not use it when you outputing HTML
>
>
George
>
>
"rwoodruf" <rwoodruf@discu ssions.microsof t.comwrote in message
news:D584E6E2-C011-43B4-9F1A-311EBFD03355@mi crosoft.com...

Hello All,

I am using an HtmlTextWriter to writer out some html. Prior to sending the
content to the text writer, HttpUtility.Htm lEncode the string. However,
doing
so results in a string where "&" become "&" and "<" becomes "<".

This is a problem because I am trying to actually write out html. Does
anyone know how I can solve this problem.

For example

HttpUtility.Htm lEncode("&Attri butes");

gives

"&&Attribut es"

after being written out by the HtmlTextWriter. The initial encoding
results
in "&Attribute s". I just want it to be written out as "&Attribute s".
Decoding does something even weirder :)

Thanks for your help.

>
>
>

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RE: HtmlTextWriter Re-encoding my strings

"&"'s are only legal inside a CDATA, thats why they are automatically encoded
by the text writer.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)


"rwoodruf" wrote:

Hello All,
>
I am using an HtmlTextWriter to writer out some html. Prior to sending the
content to the text writer, HttpUtility.Htm lEncode the string. However, doing
so results in a string where "&" become "&" and "<" becomes "<".
>
This is a problem because I am trying to actually write out html. Does
anyone know how I can solve this problem.
>
For example
>
HttpUtility.Htm lEncode("&Attri butes");
>
gives
>
"&&Attribut es"
>
after being written out by the HtmlTextWriter. The initial encoding results
in "&Attribute s". I just want it to be written out as "&Attribute s".
Decoding does something even weirder :)
>
Thanks for your help.