Html Encoding Code Blocks With ASP.NET 4

One great new feature being introduced in ASP.NET 4 is a new code block ( often called a Code Nugget by members of the Visual Web Developer team ) syntax which provides a convenient means to HTML encode output in an ASPX page or view. <% : CodeExpression %> I often tell people it?s <%= but with the = seen from the front. Let?s look at an example of how this might be used in an ASP.NET MVC view. Suppose you have a form which allows the user to submit their first and last name. After submitting the form, the same view is used to display the submitted values. First Name: <% : Model.FirstName %> Last Name: <% : Model.FirstName %> < form method ="post" > <% : Html.TextBox( "FirstName" ) %> <...(read more) ...