I have a list field of the type "Multiple Lines of Text". When I retrieve it in my code-behind using item["field"].ToString(), it prints out the text, but without line-breaks. How can I add line breaks to the text?
What I have:
<p>Text text text.
Text text text.
Text Text Text.</p>
What I want:
<p>Text text text.<br/>
Text text text.<br/>
Text Text Text.</p>
try using the below way:
1) While creating a multi-line list column, create as a enhanced rich text as below:
2) While retrieving text using the below c# code
Using Span:
SPFieldMultiLineText mlt = list.Fields.GetField("MultiLineField") as SPFieldMultiLineText;
spanID.InnerHtml = mlt.GetFieldValueAsHtml(list["MultiLineField"] as string);
Using SharePoint TextBox:
Control
<SharePoint:InputFormTextBox ID="txtID" runat="server" TextMode="MultiLine" RichTextMode="FullHtml" RichText="true" />
c# code:
txtID.Text = mlt.GetFieldValueAsHtml(list["MultiLineField"] as string);
The best solution I have found to retrieve HTML-formated text with line-brakes is replacement. SharePoint classes and methods didn't help.
Convert.ToString(item["field"]).Replace("\r\n", "<br>");
