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asp.netsyntaxmarkup
greenonion
greenonion

Reputation: 105

What are these <%$ %> asp.net markup tags called?

I was reading about how to work with SqlDataSource objects by adding properties in the markup, and for the ConnectionString property, the author used something like

<asp:SqlDataSource ... ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:lyric %>" ... >

The use of <%$ %> is new to me and the author didn't really explain it. I mean, I can see pretty easily what it does in this instance.

But, I want to learn the syntax inside <%$ %> to access other things inside Web Config. I don't know what this type of markup is called so I can't google it. I'm having a rough time finding it.

Do tags like <%@ %>, <%# %>, and <%$ %> have a special blanket name? (so I can learn other variations) Is there a specific name for <%$ %>? (so I can look it up and learn the syntax)

Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 6

Views: 1865

Answers (1)

pete
pete

Reputation: 25081

They are called "ASP.NET inline expressions" or "ASP.NET inline code-blocks". You can learn more about them here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976112

<%$ ... %> is the syntax for an expression builder.

Upvotes: 9

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