How to do do HtmlTextWriter.WriteAttribute with a single quote?

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I'm writing a control to support HTML5 video. The type attribute has to specify the codec as well. Some examples show: type='video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"'. When I'm writing the codec with the HtmlWriter, it flushes type="video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"". So far so good, but my iPhone and iPad browsers refuse to work with the ".

I'm using a WriteAttribute. How can I accomplish the writing of single quoted attributes?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 31 '11 at 08:42

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I suggest you to do just the opposite: output the attribute in the HtmlWriter standard way (double quotes) and just embed your codecs option within a couple of single quotes. That should make the trick here.

answered Aug 31 '11 at 08:42

Efran Cobisi

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Brilliant! Works like a charm. – Kees C. Bakker Aug 31 '11 at 08:58
Glad to have been helpful to you. ;) – Efran Cobisi Aug 31 '11 at 09:15

How to do do HtmlTextWriter.WriteAttribute with a single quote?

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