Split single column values into multiple lines

Question

I have list with single line of text with values separated by commas. I want to display those valuse in multiple lines.

Example: Stock (Column)
         Google;Microsoft;Apple;

Now I want to display them in separate lines.

Example: Google
         Microsoft
         Apple

Can any one please provide the solution.

Answer 1

As you cannot really change the lookup column itself, I'd suggest to add to the page a script that will modify the view.

Here is a basic example written with jQuery:

$("td").find("a").each(function(){
    $(this).before("<br/>");
});

what it does is add a line break before each hyperlink.

Answer 2

The simplest answer is to convert the single line of text field to a multiline of text field set as plain text. The users can put them on multiple lines and you don't have to worry about scripting or coding any custom displays.