I have been trying to figure out what to call the '<%=' and '<%:' output operators in asp.net. Searching for symbols in google doesn't do much.
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Don't know what search engine ya used, copied and pasted your question title to Google and got loads of answers :). – tymeJV Jun 13 '13 at 01:08
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Nobody is answering the question: what are they "called"... – IrishChieftain Jun 13 '13 at 01:11
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6Stop voting for a close, its not a duplicate, user is asking to know what they are called, not what they do. – Phill Jun 13 '13 at 01:20
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I found good terminology here: ASP.NET Page Syntax. Microsoft calls these Code Render Blocks.
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<%= is Response.Write
<%: is Response.Write with Server.Encode
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These are affectionately known as "code nuggets"
http://dustinkendall.blogspot.com/2010/08/aspnet-mvc-code-nuggets.html
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This is "incorrect". One blogger's personal colloquialism does not constitute an answer for everyone. :-) See above reference to Microsoft for a little more authoritative answer. – BenSwayne Jun 13 '13 at 04:33
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@BenSwayne - what part of "affectionately known as" don't you understand? This is not "one blogger". Google it, and you will find many many references, I just provided one link as a reference, would you prefer I list all 2,000+ references? – Erik Funkenbusch Jun 13 '13 at 09:58
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@BenSwayne - By the way, Even the program manager for ASP.NET (Scottgu) refers to them as Code Nuggets. See where he refers to "New <%: %> Code Nugget Syntax" http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/04/06/new-lt-gt-syntax-for-html-encoding-output-in-asp-net-4-and-asp-net-mvc-2.aspx and here by Phil Haack "code block (often called a Code Nugget by members of the Visual Web Developer team) syntax" http://haacked.com/archive/2009/09/24/html-encoding-code-nuggets.aspx .. do I really need to keeo going? – Erik Funkenbusch Jun 13 '13 at 10:13
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Woah, don't let this ruin your day man. Those are certainly *more* authoritative resources you provided to support your answer than what you initially provided. However, **MSDN is still *the* authoritative source**. Guys like ScottGu and Phil Haack certainly help propagate colloquialisms all the time with the reach of their blogs - but MSDN still trumps for the best or most authoritative answer IMHO. But never mind me, watch the votes here and let the community's voice be heard. – BenSwayne Jun 13 '13 at 15:56
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@BenSwayne - again. What part of "affectionately known as" makes you think I was saying it was an official name? That phrase means it's what people call it unofficially. – Erik Funkenbusch Jun 13 '13 at 16:47