\u00A0 in VB.NET

[Jeff]

Hi -

I'm using VB.NET to build an ASP.NET page with a dropdownlist control. I'm
trying to insert spaces into dropdownlist listitem text values. I read that
it's possible to do so with "\u00A0" to represent a non-breaking space
character. How do you implement such a character in VB.NET?? Or is ther a
different/better approach?

Thanks for your help.

- Jeff

[Karl Seguin]

You should be able to do it via:
dim spaces as string = DecodedSpaces(2)
lBoxLocation.Items.Add(spaces + dirInfo[i].Name,dirInfo(i).FullName)
public shared function DecodedSpaces(numberOfSpaces as integer) as string
dim spaces as string = ""
for i as integer = 0 to numberofSpaces - 1
spaces &= " "
next
return HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(spaces)
end function

Karl
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"Jeff" <je*********@eNetPortals.com> wrote in message
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Hi -

I'm using VB.NET to build an ASP.NET page with a dropdownlist control. I'm trying to insert spaces into dropdownlist listitem text values. I read that it's possible to do so with "\u00A0" to represent a non-breaking space
character. How do you implement such a character in VB.NET?? Or is ther a different/better approach?

Thanks for your help.

- Jeff

[Jeff]

Thanks, Karl -

That seems to work.

- Jeff
"Karl Seguin" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME net>
wrote in message news:uS****************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

You should be able to do it via:
dim spaces as string = DecodedSpaces(2)
lBoxLocation.Items.Add(spaces + dirInfo[i].Name,dirInfo(i).FullName)
public shared function DecodedSpaces(numberOfSpaces as integer) as string
dim spaces as string = ""
for i as integer = 0 to numberofSpaces - 1
spaces &= "&nbsp;"
next
return HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(spaces)
end function

Karl
--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/ - New and Improved (yes, the popup is
annoying)
http://www.openmymind.net/faq.aspx - unofficial newsgroup FAQ (more to
come!)

"Jeff" <je*********@eNetPortals.com> wrote in message
news:sN***************@newsread3.news.atl.earthlin k.net...

Hi -

I'm using VB.NET to build an ASP.NET page with a dropdownlist control. I'm

trying to insert spaces into dropdownlist listitem text values. I read

that

it's possible to do so with "\u00A0" to represent a non-breaking space
character. How do you implement such a character in VB.NET?? Or is

ther a

different/better approach?

Thanks for your help.

- Jeff