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properties / encoded chars

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i have an extension with a multiline property
once i enter the text and run a preview it shows the encoded characters instead of the html tag
<some&gr; is generated instead of <some>
i tried the multiline, richtext and htmlbox, with the same result

the property in question is a dataset and i'm using an xsl template, the header is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="html" version="4.0" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match='/'>

i think that it is not related to the xsl, but wb is enconding these chars when it generates the html
also tried options / html -> enable/disable html encoding and didn't help
am i overlooking something?
thanks in advance
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All text that you enter through properties will be encoded. This is behavior by design.
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so the multiline, richtext and html properties type have no sense at all :(
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i did another test
if i have a multiline property it works fine (not encoded)
BUT
if i have the same property in a data collection (dataset) wb encodes the property value :(
can you disable the properties-values encoding in a dataset and leave this thing as it is in a standard property?
thanks again
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so the multiline, richtext and html properties type have no sense at all
Yes, they control which text editor will be displayed to use user.
if i have the same property in a data collection (dataset) wb encodes the property value
That is because data sets are XML, so the data must be encoded otherwise it will corrupt the XML structure.
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That is because data sets are XML, so the data must be encoded otherwise it will corrupt the XML structure.
got it :(
thanks

em... what about backslashes? \< and \> instead of encoding?
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No, I don't think that is possible.
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ok thank you
(however i would give it a try)
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just fyi
i solved it, i forgot to set this up programatically in the xsl file - now it works fine
thanks
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