Write html in DataTable ASP.NET

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I am creating a DataTable dynamically and would like the contents of some cells to be html.

I think the below explains what I would like to do...

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DummyColumnName"));
        dt.Rows.Add(12);
        dt.Rows.Add(13);
        dt.Rows.Add(11);
        dt.Rows.Add("<div>dummy text</div>");
        myGridView.DataSource = dt;
        myGridView.DataBind();

The html page will display the html tag string <div>dummy text</div> in the cell rather than the html itself

Posted 19-May-11 7:09am

bolikej

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Solution 1

So, what are you asking? How to get the HTML text into your datatable? If you have placed HTML in your datatable, are you having trouble rendering it on a web control?

Posted 19-May-11 7:23am

fcronin

Solution 2

XML

Yes thats it, my current html (looking only at the specific cell) is written as this...


<td>&lt;div&gt;dummy text&lt;/div&gt;</td>


And what I would want is

<td><div>dummy text</div></td>


Maybe not possible with DataTable and GridView...

Posted 19-May-11 7:48am

bolikej

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Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

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bolikej · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-19T09:31:00

I found a solution...

You start listening for the GridViews RowDataBound event which fires once for each row added to the GridView from the source. Then call the Server.HtmlDecode method and pass the string and the job is done...

Example:

<pre lang="cs">protected void myGridView_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
        {
            e.Row.Cells[0].Text = Server.HtmlDecode(e.Row.Cells[0].Text);
        }

    }