title: <%= > Tag (Response.Write shortcut) Removing Newlines
body: <p>The &lt;%=VariableName > Tag in asp.net seems to be removing newlines.
  I made an example page to show this:</p>
  
  <p>Code behind</p>
  
  <pre><code>    //code behind
      public string TestString;
      protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
          TestString = "a" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + "b";
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In site HTML</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;%=TestString %&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This displays:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>a b</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The desirable result is:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>a</p>
    
    <p>b
    How do I make it work?
    Thanks in advance!</p>
  </blockquote>