Display formatted HTML string in ASP.Net GridView using C# and VB.Net

Hi comunidadmexi...,

Refer below code.

HTML

<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
    <Columns>
        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Test" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left">
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:Label ID="lbtest" runat="server"
                    Text='<%# Server.HtmlDecode(Eval("contents").ToString()) %>'>                            
                </asp:Label>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        string conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
        string query = "SELECT contents FROM Test";
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(conString))
        {
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(query);
            using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter())
            {
                cmd.Connection = con;
                sda.SelectCommand = cmd;
                using (DataTable dt = new DataTable())
                {
                    sda.Fill(dt);
                    GridView1.DataSource = dt;
                    GridView1.DataBind();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
        Dim conString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
        Dim query As String = "SELECT contents FROM Test"
        Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(conString)
            Dim cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(query)
            Using sda As SqlDataAdapter = New SqlDataAdapter()
                cmd.Connection = con
                sda.SelectCommand = cmd
                Using dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
                    sda.Fill(dt)
                    GridView1.DataSource = dt
                    GridView1.DataBind()
                End Using
            End Using
        End Using
    End If
End Sub

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