How to display HTML content in C# string?

Question

I am trying to achieve something like this:

string html = @"Hello <b> World ! </b>";

The desired output would be

Hello World !

The string html can be used anywhere on label, textbox, etc.

But it is not working. It just displays as it is Hello <b> World ! </b>

Is there any other way to do this?

@SonerGönül: I don't think it's related as that link is to handle **Bold** only but OP is asking something dynamically if I'm not wrong — SuicideSheep, Mar 12 '14 at 07:20
Are you doing this in a WinForms application? WPF? ASP.Net? This is quite important to know if we are to help you :-) — Rune Grimstad, Mar 12 '14 at 07:21
Try this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2977675/what-is-the-asp-net-equivalent-to-phps-echo — ReeCube, Mar 12 '14 at 07:22
What is not working ? - what error do you get, or you can not find the string ? — Aristos, Mar 12 '14 at 07:24
I dont want this string to be placed on only web form.. want to use this string on different places like on label, or on textbox, or inside a dynamic table etc — Microsoft DN, Mar 12 '14 at 07:25
Some asp.net controls have the htmlEncode render by default and you need to disable it, or change control. — Aristos, Mar 12 '14 at 07:33
you can do this : <% Response.Write("Hello World ! ") %> — Ashwini Verma, Mar 12 '14 at 15:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '14 at 07:35

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Try HtmlString like:

HtmlString html = new HtmlString("Hello <b> World ! </b>");

answered Mar 12 '14 at 07:35

kelsier

I cannot find HtmlString in C# – Microsoft DN Mar 12 '14 at 07:37
Check http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.htmlstring(v=vs.110).aspx. – kelsier Mar 12 '14 at 07:41
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And why the negative vote? I just tested it in an asp.net mvc 4 application and it works fine. – kelsier Mar 12 '14 at 07:41
I didn't downvote you, but I don't think this question is related to MVC. – Fedor Hajdu Mar 12 '14 at 08:13
@MicrosoftDN It works in web forms too, I just tested it. Can you show me some example code like how you are planning to use it? The following code works for me (lbl is a ``): `HtmlString html = new HtmlString("Hello World ! "); lbl.Text = html.ToString();` – kelsier Mar 12 '14 at 08:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 18 '14 at 14:27

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Use @Html.Raw()

@Html.Raw(string);

edited Mar 18 '14 at 14:27

Ashwini Verma

answered Mar 12 '14 at 07:46

norbertVC

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 12 '14 at 08:12

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Depends on the version of ASP.NET, but your safest bet is to create a literal control

<asp:Literal runat='server' id='yourOutput' Text='' />

And then set it on code behind

yourOutput.Text = html;

This should work on all versions of classic ASP.NET - for MVC projects you already got good answers.

answered Mar 12 '14 at 08:12

Fedor Hajdu

As I already said.. I want this string to put on different controls not onlyin literal – Microsoft DN Mar 12 '14 at 08:25

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