How can I get \t in a dropdownlist/ListItem?

This may seem simplistic, but is there a problem with putting spaces in? string s1 = "s1", s2 = "s2", s3; s3 = s1+"\t"+s2; //this shows the TAB character in the middle. In most fonts, that's a squarish-looking symbol. comboBox1.Items.Add(s3); //this shows spaces in the middle. comboBox1.Items.Add(s1+" "+s2); The TAB character is only going to be displayed as a series of spaces if the selected font contains a character that looks like that. I don't know of a such a font. Using spaces is usually sufficient if you set the font to a proportional font (courier*, lucida*) and if the user can't edit the text. What do you mean that the dropdownlist translates it into HTML code? As far as I know it does no such thing.

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spgilmore22y ago
This may seem simplistic, but is there a problem with putting spaces in? string s1 = "s1", s2 = "s2", s3; s3 = s1+"\t"+s2; //this shows the TAB character in the middle. In most fonts, that's a squarish-looking symbol. comboBox1.Items.Add(s3); //this shows spaces in the middle. comboBox1.Items.Add(s1+" "+s2); The TAB character is only going to be displayed as a series of spaces if the selected font contains a character that looks like that. I don't know of a such a font. Using spaces is usually sufficient if you set the font to a proportional font (courier*, lucida*) and if the user can't edit the text. What do you mean that the dropdownlist translates it into HTML code? As far as I know it does no such thing.