Display literal string

[Lucas]

Hi,

I want to display an exception in a javascript alert and I'm rendering
that client code using

ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(GetType(), key,
string.Format(@"<script>alert('ERROR:\r\n\r\n{0}') ;</script>",
ex.ToString()));

The problem is that ex.ToString() contains escape characters that not
appear literal in html.

For example:
"System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot insert the value NULL into
column 'id_excepcion', table 'CI_Core.dbo.Tbl_GDC_Excepcion'; column
does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.\r\n at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlExc eption exception,
Boolean breakConnection)\r\n at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnErro r(SqlException
exception, Boolean breakConnection)\r\n at
System.Data.SqlClient......"

appears in html as:

"System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot insert the value NULL into
column 'id_excepcion', table 'CI_Core.dbo.Tbl_GDC_Excepcion'; column
does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlExc eption
exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnErro r(SqlException
exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient......."

causing an error in the javascript alert because the line breaks.

How can i put the ex.ToString() in html as literal?

Thanks!

[Alberto Poblacion]

"Lucas" <la********@gmail.comwrote in message
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I want to display an exception in a javascript alert and I'm rendering
that client code using

ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(GetType(), key,
string.Format(@"<script>alert('ERROR:\r\n\r\n{0}') ;</script>",
ex.ToString()));

The problem is that ex.ToString() contains escape characters that not
appear literal in html.

I pass the text of the exception through the following function, which I
don't claim to be optimal but gets the job done:

public static string EscapeText(string text)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
foreach (char c in text)
{
int asc = Convert.ToInt32(c);
if (asc >= 0x28 && asc <= 0x5b) sb.Append(c);
else if (asc >= 0x5d && asc <= 0x7e) sb.Append(c);
else
{
string hex = string.Format("{0:x}", asc);
if (hex.Length < 2) hex = "0" + hex;
sb.AppendFormat("\\x" + hex);
}
}
return sb.ToString();
}

[Lucas]

It's a good solution, thanks!