Escape text for HTML

Question

How do i escape text for html use in C#? I want to do

sample=\"blah\"

and have

blah&l         


        

Answer 1

If you're using .NET 4 or above and you don't want to reference System.Web, you can use WebUtility.HtmlEncode from System

var encoded = WebUtility.HtmlEncode(unencoded);

This has the same effect as HttpUtility.HtmlEncode and should be preferred over System.Security.SecurityElement.Escape.