Code Snippets

The following script will change the URL in the browser address bar. This includes updating the title and the link.

<script type="text/javascript">
function ChangeUrl(title, url) {
        if (typeof (history.pushState) != "undefined") {
            var obj = { Title: title, Url: url };
        history.pushState(obj, obj.Title, obj.Url);
    } else {
        alert("Browser does not support HTML5.");
    }
}
ChangeUrl("Title", "Link");
</script>

To decode HTML you can use HttpUtility.HtmlDecode

string a = "Here's how to";
string b = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(a);
Response.Write(b);

This will output

Here's how to

If you are using .NET 4.0+ you can also use WebUtility.HtmlDecode which does not require an extra assembly reference as it is available in the System.Net namespace.

• HttpUtility.HtmlDecode Method (System.Web) | Microsoft Learn

C# String.StartsWith() method determines whether this string instance starts with the specified character or string.

String.StartsWith(ch)
String.StartsWith(str)
String.StartsWith(str, ignoreCase, culture)
String.StartsWith(str, comparisonType)

• String.StartsWith Method (System) | Microsoft Learn