Why doesn't razor detect this as a code block in ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I have the following snippet:

<ul>
@foreach (var product in Model.Products)
{
    <li>@product.Name [email protected]</li>
}
</ul>

It treats [email protected] as a literal. How can I have a character placed right before the @ symbol?

Answer 1

That scenario is there to allow [email protected] (emails) to exist unmolested in existing markup. Instead, use:

x@(product.Count)

(the extra brackets immediately after @, i.e. @(...) indicate an explicit code expression)

or better html-wise:

×@(product.Count)

You might also then find this works conveniently:

×@product.Count