Remove HTML tags from string saved in database - ASP.NET

Question

I am using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005.

I am saving a value/string in the database such as............

<P>Test 1</P><P>Test2</P>

Now i want to decode/remove the html tags and display it properly to the user such as....

Test 1

Test 2

I have tried this but it does not work!

txtDesc.Text = VALUE FROM DATABASE

What am i doing wrong? This must be a problem in ASP.NET 2.0?

Edit:

I am setting the value to a Text box where the TEXTMODE property of the text box is set to MULITILINE for scroll. Setting it to a normal Label work but not for my text box.......

What about it doesn't work? It doesn't strip the tags? Does it do anything to the angle brackets (<>) or does it escape them? — ICR
– ICR, Commented Dec 12, 2009 at 8:27
It's not changing anything, it still just displays the WHOLE string — Etienne
– Etienne, Commented Dec 12, 2009 at 8:29

deerchao · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-12 08:59:46Z

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ltrDesc.Text = Value from database

<div style="width:100px; height:100px; overflow:scroll">
    <asp:Literal ID="ltrDesc" runat="server" />
</div>

edited Dec 12, 2009 at 8:59

answered Dec 12, 2009 at 8:27

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Etienne Over a year ago

It works in ASP.NET 3.5 yes, but not in 2.0 for some reason, it displayed the HTML tags to the user as well in 2.0.

deerchao Over a year ago

Hi, try Literal control instead of Label.

Etienne Over a year ago

Literal Control works yes thanks, but I want to place the text inside a text box multiple rows so if the text is long the user must be able to scroll and you cant do this with a Literal control.

Etienne Over a year ago

Oh dear, i see it works fine with a normal label as well, just not when i place the value into a text box with the text mode = Multiline

deerchao Over a year ago

Then use a Textbox with Multiline = true and Readonly = true: txtDesc.Text = VALUE from DATABASE

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Saar · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-12 08:33:42Z

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To display text with html tags, Literal, PlaceHolder, Panel server controls support better.

answered Dec 12, 2009 at 8:33

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