ASP.NET Webforms Notables

 

The ASP.NET Web Application template uses the Bundle.config file at the root of the project to store the path of the Bootstrap CSS files.

The tilde (~)

The tilde (~) character is used to specify that the href path begins at the root of the project.

Data-binding expression syntax

Code contained inside the container <%#: %> marks a data-binding expression. By adding the (:) to the end of the <%# prefix, the result of the data-binding expression is HTML-encoded. When the result is HTML-encoded, your application is better protected against cross-site script injection (XSS) and HTML injection attacks.

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<ItemTemplate> <b> <a href="/ProductList.aspx?id=<%#: Item.CategoryID %>"> <%#: Item.CategoryName %> </a> </b> </ItemTemplate>

Code Blocks

In ASP.NET, an HTML template is a plain piece of markup intertwined with <% . . . %> code blocks.  Code blocks basically contain data binding expressions that are evaluated at compile time and translated into executable statements. At runtime, then, statements produce literals integrated with markup.