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ASP.NET Web Pages use Razor markup with C# or VB code

Razor Markup
Razor is a simple markup syntax for embedding server code (C# or VB) into ASP.NET web pages.

Example

    
     Web Pages Demo

    

Hello Web Pages

    

The time is @DateTime.Now

The page above contains both ordinary HTML markup and Razor markup.

Razor Syntax for C#
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
Strings are enclosed with quotation marks
C# code is case sensitive
C# files have the extension .cshtml
C# Example

@{ var myMessage = “Hello World”; }

The value of myMessage is: @myMessage

@{
var greeting = “Welcome to our site!”;
var weekDay = DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek;
var greetingMessage = greeting + ” Today is: ” + weekDay;
}

The greeting is: @greetingMessage

Razor Syntax for VB
VB code blocks are enclosed in @Code … End Code
Inline expressions (variables or functions) start with @
Variables are declared with the Dim keyword
Strings are enclosed with quotation marks
VB code is not case sensitive
VB files have the extension .vbhtml
VB Example

@Code dim myMessage = “Hello World” End Code

The value of myMessage is: @myMessage

@Code
dim greeting = “Welcome to our site!”
dim weekDay = DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek
dim greetingMessage = greeting & ” Today is: ” & weekDay
End Code

The greeting is: @greetingMessage

More About C# and Visual Basic
If you want to learn more about Razor, and the C# and Visual Basic programming languages:

Go to the Razor section of this tutorial.

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