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BoundField::HtmlEncode Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether field values are HTML-encoded before they are displayed in a BoundField object.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

public:
virtual property bool HtmlEncode {
	bool get ();
	void set (bool value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if field values are HTML-encoded before they are displayed in a BoundField object; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Use the HtmlEncode property to specify whether field values are HTML-encoded to their respective string representations before they are displayed in a BoundField object. For example, if this property is true, the string "<script>" would be rendered as "&lt;script&gt;". If this property is false, the string would be rendered unchanged.

NoteNote

HTML-encoding field values helps to prevent cross-site scripting attacks and malicious content from being displayed. This property should be enabled whenever possible.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the HtmlEncode property to prevent field values from being HTML-encoded before being displayed in a BoundField object.

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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