ASP.NET MVC: how to append a token to CSS URL properly?

Question

I can append a token to my script references like this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="/Some.js?<%= Html.GetToken() %>"></script>

... and this works fine. But, if I try to append the same token the same way to a CSS file reference:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/Some.css?<%= Html.GetToken() %>" />

... the IIS generates the following markup:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/Some.css?&lt;%= Html.GetToken() %>" />

I know I'm missing something super simple but I cannot see what exactly. Thanks in advance for any help!

Does your `` section have `runat="server"` as `orip` suggested? — Omar, Aug 17 '11 at 14:34

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '11 at 14:29

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This happens if your <head> section has runat="server". If you can live without it (in ASP.NET MVC you usually can) try it this way.

If not, add or modify the CSS link in your view's Page_Load. If that sounds awful to you, then removing runat="server" should be working :)

answered Aug 17 '11 at 14:29

orip

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Thanks! That was it - runat in the head. Very strange, though. Looks like a bug in MS code, isn't it? – Aug 17 '11 at 14:37
Dunno, in my experience WebForms templating has many unexpected behaviors in order to enable their complex features. – orip Aug 17 '11 at 14:40
runat="server" tells asp.net that the tag is to be a server-side control. At that point you can no longer treat it like a literal and insert your inline values. – agradl Aug 17 '11 at 14:47
@shiznit123 - yeah, but why does it work with a ` – orip Aug 17 '11 at 14:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Aug 17 '11 at 14:35

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