How to print HTML entities using String.Format

Question

I have something like this inside my View:

@String.Format("{0} © Copyright by Nemanja", DateTime.Now.Year);

However, this is escaping my & into &. Is there any way to bypass this?

Answer 1

You're looking for @Html.Raw(...), which will prevent that and create an XSS hole instead.

In your case, you can get rid of it entirely:

@DateTime.Now.Year © Copyright by Nemanja

Answer 2

You can:

@Html.Raw(String.Format("{0} © Copyright by Nemanja", DateTime.Now.Year));