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

What about a simple extension method?

public static string HtmlEncode(this string s)
    {            
        s = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(s);
        return s;
    }

You could then simply run:

 />