ASP.NET angle bracket with '#' or '='. What's the difference?

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Duplicate: ASP.NET "special" tags

I work with PHP which uses <? ?> or <?php ?> as server tags, but what is the meaning and usage in ASP.NET's <%**#** %> and <%**=** %> ?

I asked a duplicate question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/649428/asp-net-special-tags — Andy White, Apr 21 '09 at 02:49
Also see this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fy30at8h.aspx — Andy White, Apr 21 '09 at 02:51

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '09 at 02:52

<%# %> indicates a data binding operation and is only valid within DataBinding controls (such as a DataGrid, ListView, etc).

<%= %> is a shortcut to HttpContext.Current.Response.Write. It'll call the .ToString() method on any object/ method call (execpt for strings, it may be smart enough to not ToString a string).

ASP.NET angle bracket with '#' or '='. What's the difference?

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