Difference between `<%: variable%>` and `<%= variable%>` in ASP.NET

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Are <%: and <%= the same thing as embbed code (expression) blocks

As clear from the heading I want to know the difference between <%: variable%> and <%= variable%> in ASP.NET.

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2676236/are-and-the-same-thing-as-embbed-code-expression-blocks or http://stackoverflow.com/questions/517721/in-asp-net-what-is-the-difference-between-and?rq=1 — JayC, Nov 07 '12 at 04:42

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They do basically the same but <%: variable%> also html-encodes the output.

answered Nov 07 '12 at 04:42

Ivan Ferić

@lvan : and it's a MVC feature not WebForms , right ? – mohsen dorparasti Nov 07 '12 at 04:50
@mohsen.d, I believe so. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976112 – Ray Cheng Nov 07 '12 at 04:51
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@mohsen.d it's also in WebForms but for the ASP.NET 4 and not the older versions of the framework – Ivan Ferić Nov 07 '12 at 04:53

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