Problem:
When using the ASP.NET HyperLinkField to display the SharePoint Hyperlink field, the HyperLinkField will concatenate the web address (URL) with a comma, a space and then the description.
<asp:HyperLinkField
HeaderText="Detail" DataNavigateUrlFields="Detail"
Text="Detail" />
The redundant portions are highlighted in Yellow.
Result link: http://sptest/Site1/Pages/MyRequest.aspx?RequestID=2/22/2013 2:35:06 PM, View
Example2:
Result link
on GridView: http://www.google.com,%20http//www.google.com
Solution:
Replace the HyperLinkField with a TemplateField control. The TemplateField control will host a
hyperlink control where it manipulate the NavigateUrl parameter to extract only the
actual URL before the comma ‘,’ from the SharePoint Hyperlink field.
Example:
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Detail">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:HyperLink
ID="HyperLink2" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%#
((string)Eval("Detail")).Split(new string[]{","},
StringSplitOptions.None)[0] %>' Text="View"
Target="_blank" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
