How to use Single Quotes in Eval Format String

Question

I\'ve got a Repeater and its SqlDatasource nested inside a Gridview TemplatedField.
The Repeater\'s datasource SelectCommand is set using the FormatString of an Eval fro

Answer 1

Don't forget that a .aspx page is simply XML. You just escape the quotes as you normally would.

For example:

When the above expression is databound the value between <%# and %> becomes:

Eval("Id", "This is item '{0}'.")

...which produces on the HTML page as output when databound with an array of objects with "Id" property values from 1 to 5:

This is item '1'.
This is item '2'.
This is item '3'.
This is item '4'.
This is item '5'.