asp.net mvc convert \n new line to html breaks

Question

I have a textarea in mvc. When data is entered into that and I\'m displaying it back to the user, how do I show the line breaks?

I display like this:

Answer 1

This works for me -

<%= HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(Html.ActionLink("AOT <br/> Claim #", "actionName" ))%>

Answer 2

It doesn't look like you're trying to HTML Encode so a regular replace should work fine.

<%= Model.Description.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "<br />")%>

Answer 3

For a slightly different (and, IMHO, better and safer) way of solving the problem, see this answer to a similar question.

Basically, instead of going through the trouble of converting all new line characters to <br> elements, it is as simple as applying the following CSS to the element where you are showing the inputted text:

white-space: pre-line

Answer 4

Try something like this:

<%=
Regex.Replace(
              Html.Encode(Model.Description), 
              Environment.NewLine, 
              "<br/>", 
              RegexOptions.IgnoreCase||RegexOptions.Multiline
             )
%>

Answer 5

For Asp.net mvc razor,i used Html.Encode for blocking xss attacks

@Html.Raw(Html.Encode(Model.Description).Replace(Environment.NewLine, "<br />"))

Answer 6

Maybe it's the answer: How do you handle line breaks in HTML Encoded MVC view?

or

you can try:

Model.Description.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "<br/>");