database text with html formatting, how to pull it into my asp.net page

Question

I have content that I want to load dynamically, the problem is it has some html formatting in it. What control should i pull the text into, is there a way to pull the text into a div or a label, along with the formatting?

Karel · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-21 15:56:10Z

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You can use an asp:Literal:

Code behind:

myLiteral.Text = HtmlDecode(GetTextFromDB())

answered Jan 21, 2011 at 15:56

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Joel Etherton Over a year ago

Just make sure to be careful about the kind of html formatting allowed. Being able to inject javascript into a database entry can be a source of XSS.

MyHeadHurts Over a year ago

thank you i ahve never worked with an asp literal, how would i get the data from my sqldatasource to the literal

Karel Over a year ago

I would'nt use an sqlDataSource. You can access your db through ADO or Linq and then set the Text property of the literal.

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