Razor Quick Reference

Syntax/Sample	Razor	Web Forms Equivalent (or remarks)
Code Block	@{ int x = 123; string y = "because."; }	<% int x = 123; string y = "because."; %>
Expression (Html Encoded)	<span>@model.Message</span>	<span><%: model.Message %></span>
Expression (Unencoded)	<span>@Html.Raw(model.Message) </span>	<span><%= model.Message %></span>
Combining Text and markup	@foreach(var item in items) { <span>@item.Prop</span> }	<% foreach(var item in items) { %> <span><%: item.Prop %></span> <% } %>
Mixing code and Plain text	@if (foo) { <text>Plain Text</text> }	<% if (foo) { %> Plain Text <% } %>
Mixing code and plain text (alternate)	@if (foo) { @:Plain Text is @bar }	Same as above
Email Addresses	Hi philha@example.com	Razor recognizes basic email format and is smart enough not to treat the @ as a code delimiter
Explicit Expression	<span>ISBN@(isbnNumber)</span>	In this case, we need to be explicit about the expression by using parentheses.
Escaping the @ sign	<span>In Razor, you use the @@foo to display the value of foo</span>	@@ renders a single @ in the response.
Server side Comment	@* This is a server side multiline comment *@	<%-- This is a server side multiline comment --%>
Calling generic method	@(MyClass.MyMethod<AType>())	Use parentheses to be explicit about what the expression is.
Creating a Razor Delegate	@{ Func<dynamic, object> b = @<strong>@item</strong>; } @b("Bold this")	Generates a Func<T, HelperResult> that you can call from within Razor. See this blog post for more details.
Mixing expressions and text	Hello @title. @name.	Hello <%: title %>. <%: name %>.