- C# code blocks are enclosed in @{ ... }
- Inline expressions (variables or functions) start with @
- Code statements end with semicolon
- Variables are declared with the var keyword, or the datatype (int, string, etc.)
- Strings are enclosed with quotation marks
- C# code is case sensitive
- C# files have the extension .cshtml
C# Example
<!-- Single statement block -->
@{ var myMessage = "Hello World"; }
<!-- Inline expression or variable -->
<p>The value of myMessage is: @myMessage</p>
<!-- Multi-statement block -->
@{
var greeting = "Welcome to our site!";
var weekDay = DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek;
var greetingMessage = greeting + " Today is: " + weekDay;
}
<p>The greeting is: @greetingMessage</p>
@{ var myMessage = "Hello World"; }
<!-- Inline expression or variable -->
<p>The value of myMessage is: @myMessage</p>
<!-- Multi-statement block -->
@{
var greeting = "Welcome to our site!";
var weekDay = DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek;
var greetingMessage = greeting + " Today is: " + weekDay;
}
<p>The greeting is: @greetingMessage</p>
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