Could someone point me to the definition of <%:?

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I had this, and got "Howdy, "

<p> Howdy, <% Model.ToString(); %> </p>

I changed it to

<p> Howdy, <%: Model.ToString() %> </p>

and got "Howdy, Chris". (Which is what I expected.) I found several pages that listed the different kinds of inline expressions, but none of the ones that I found listed the one with the colon, and googling "<%:" doesn't seem to find anything ;).

Thanks much

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '11 at 16:51

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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

answered Aug 13 '11 at 16:51

Nathan Ratcliff

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Also, <% %> is just going to evaluate the code inside the block. If you want to display it on the screen, you need <%= or <%: – Nathan Ratcliff Aug 13 '11 at 16:59

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 13 '11 at 17:01

<% string name = "<strong>basilard99</strong>"; %>
Welcome <% name; %>!

Renders Welcome !

Welcome <% Response.Write(name); %>!
Welcome <%= name %>! <!-- Same thing -->

Renders Welcome <strong>basilard99</strong>!

Welcome <% Response.Write(Server.HtmlEncode(name)); %>!
Welcome <%: name %> <!-- Same thing -->

Renders Welcome <strong>basilard99</strong>!

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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Have a look here:

http://haacked.com/archive/2009/09/25/html-encoding-code-nuggets.aspx

And here too: Are <%: and <%= the same thing as embbed code (expression) blocks

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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answered Aug 13 '11 at 16:51

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Could someone point me to the definition of <%:?

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