How to use HtmlEncode with TemplateFields, Data Binding, and a GridView

Question

I have a GridView bound to an ObjectDataSource. I\'ve got it supporting editing as well, which works just fine. However, I\'d like to safely HtmlEncode text that is displa

Answer 1

In my case I was forced to use the "Bind" method on mi EditItemTemplate's TextBox because needed the data to be accessible in the NewValues array at the item_Updating event handling. So i figured out as follow:

on my EditItemTemplate :

then in the code behind :

protected void TextBox_PreRender_decode(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    TextBox tb = (TextBox)sender;
    tb.Text = WebUtility.HtmlDecode(tb.Text);
}

This solution allowed me to show properly an html-encoded data for all of my TextBoxes and at the same time being able to access this data from the newValues array when the item_Updating event fires.