SPEncode.HtmlEncode method

Encodes the specified string so that special characters used in HTML are encoded as HTML entities.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function HtmlEncode ( _
    str As String _
) As String
'Usage
Dim str As String
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = SPEncode.HtmlEncode(str)
public static string HtmlEncode(
    string str
)

Parameters

Return value

Type: System.String
The encoded version of the string that is passed to the method.

Remarks

The HtmlEncode method converts characters to entities as follows:

  • < to &lt;

  • > to &gt;

  • & to &amp;

  • " to &quot;

  • ' to &#39;

See also

Reference

SPEncode class

SPEncode members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities namespace