[asp.net-mvc-3] Display encoded html with razor

I store encoded HTML in the database.

The only way i could display it correctly is :

<div class='content'>    
   @MvcHtmlString.Create(HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(Model.Content));
</div>

It's ugly. Is there any better way to do this?

You can also simply use the HtmlString class

    @(new HtmlString(Model.Content))

Use Html.Raw(). Phil Haack posted a nice syntax guide at http://haacked.com/archive/2011/01/06/razor-syntax-quick-reference.aspx.

<div class='content'>
    @Html.Raw( Model.Content )
</div>

this is pretty simple:

HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(Model.Content)

Another Solution, you could also return a HTMLString, Razor will output the correct formatting:

in the view itself:

@Html.GetSomeHtml()

in controller:

public static HtmlString GetSomeHtml()
{
    var Data = "abc<br/>123";
    return new HtmlString(Data);
}

I just got another case to display backslash \ with Razor and Java Script.

My @Model.AreaName looks like Name1\Name2\Name3 so when I display it all backslashes are gone and I see Name1Name2Name3

I found solution to fix it:

var areafullName =  JSON.parse("@Html.Raw(HttpUtility.JavaScriptStringEncode(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(Model.AreaName)))");

Don't forget to add @using Newtonsoft.Json on top of chtml page.

I store encoded HTML in the database.

Imho you should not store your data html-encoded in the database. Just store in plain text (not encoded) and just display your data like this and your html will be automatically encoded:

<div class='content'>
    @Model.Content
</div>