HttpServerUtility::HtmlEncode Method (String)
HTML-encodes a string and returns the encoded string.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Parameters
- s
- Type: System::String
The text string to encode.
HTML encoding makes sure that text is displayed correctly in the browser and not interpreted by the browser as HTML. For example, if a text string contains a less than sign (<) or greater than sign (>), the browser would interpret these characters as the opening or closing bracket of an HTML tag. When the characters are HTML encoded, they are converted to the strings < and >, which causes the browser to display the less than sign and greater than sign correctly.
The HtmlEncode method is a convenient way to access the HttpUtility::HtmlEncode method at run time from an ASP.NET application. Internally, HtmlEncode uses HttpUtility::HtmlEncode to encode strings.
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| How to: Protect Against Script Exploits in a Web Application by Applying HTML Encoding to Strings | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Protect Against Script Exploits in a Web Application by Applying HTML Encoding to Strings | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
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
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