In ASP.NET what is the name for HTML directive symbols <%# or <%= etc for executing code on the server side?

Question

Was trying to reference this the other day, and I've heard them called several things.

They are intrinsically hard to google for. Does this syntax have a proper name? Thanks!

Answer 1

The Visual Web Developer Team calls them "Code Nuggets," but I don't think there's an official term that'll help you find them in MSDN.

You might be interested in the following MSDN articles:

• Code Render Blocks
• Data-Binding Expression Syntax
• Web Forms Syntax Reference

Answer 2

I call all variations of <% %> server tags. Dont know if they have another name.

Answer 3

I've always known them as "Expressions" (and/or "Code Expressions", "ASP.NET Expressions", and a few other variations).

Answer 4

I've heard that they are called constructs.