Q:

how to html decode in a details view? 

<asp:DetailsView ID="DetailsView1" runat="server"
DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" AutoGenerateRows="False"
DataKeyNames="ID" DefaultMode="Insert" >

...
<asp:TextBox ID="ShortExcerptTextBox" runat="server"
Text='<%#Bind("ShortExcerpt") %>' class="mceEditor"
TextMode="MultiLine"></asp:TextBox>

this is the code i have. 
the problem is that i need to somehow HttpUtility. HtmlDecode it there in the #Bind("ShortExcerpt") somehow, but don't know how. 
the original issue is that tinyMCE (rich text editor) encodes the text by itself but does not decode it on read.  a long story :P
so please just, someone, explain, how to HttpUtility. HtmlDecode the text that gets read into #Bind("ShortExcerpt") please?  
thnx

A:

I don't think that you can use HtmlDecode with Bind.  
So either try to HtmlDecode the TextBox in codebehind:
<asp:TextBox ID="ShortExcerptTextBox" runat="server"
    Text='<%# Eval("ShortExcerpt") %>' 
    OnDataBinding="ShortExcerptTextBox_DataBinding" class="mceEditor"
    TextMode="MultiLine">
</asp:TextBox>

protected void ShortExcerptTextBox_DataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var txt = (TextBox)sender;
    txt. Text = HttpUtility. HtmlDecode(txt. Text);
}

or try to use Eval instead(if that is acceptable):
<asp:TextBox ID="ShortExcerptTextBox" runat="server"
    Text='<%# HttpContext. Current. Server. HtmlDecode((string)Eval("ShortExcerpt")) %>' 
    class="mceEditor"
    TextMode="MultiLine">
</asp:TextBox>

Both not tested yet.