The contents of a code block ({ … }) are expected to be code or markup (tags), not plain text. If you want to put text directly in a code block, you have three choices: Wrap it in any HTML tag Wrap it in the special Razor <text> tag, which will just render the text without the […]
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A @helper in Razor ultimately defines a function you can invoke from anywhere inside the view. The function can output literal text and can contain code blocks and code expressions. Don’t forget that heavy amounts of code in a view can lead to grief. You have @PluralPick(Model.Count, “child”, “children”). @helper PluralPick(int amount, string singular, string […]
In Razor you can create blocks of code nearly anywhere using @{ }. A block of code doesn’t emit anything into the output, but you can use the block to manipulate a model, declare variables, and set local properties on a view. Be extremely careful about having too much code in a view, however, because […]