HTML Helpers are not rendered in html form - MS MVC

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I have a simple html form. The built-in HTML helpers are rendering. The markup is not created. What am I missing?

<asp:Content ID="Content5" ContentPlaceHolderID="IslandPlaceHolder" runat="server">
<%using (Html.BeginForm()){%>

    <div id="manifest">Manifest Option: <%Html.DropDownList("docid",ViewData["manifests"] as SelectList);%></div>
    <div id="release">Release Version: <%Html.TextBox("release"); %></div>
    <div id="locale">Localization: <%Html.DropDownList("localization"); %></div>
    <div id="label">Label: <%Html.DropDownList("label"); %></div>
    <div id="session">Session ID (optional): <%Html.TextBox("sessionInput"); %></div>%>
    <input type="submit" value="Build" />


  <%}%>
</asp:Content>

Look at my question stackoverflow.com/questions/3979255/asp-net-vs provides some insight on using <%: vs <%= ... This could be useful reading for you. — John Hartsock
– John Hartsock, Commented Oct 25, 2010 at 20:31

Brandon · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-25 20:28:05Z

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You need to change <% to <%= to output the markup. Right now it is making the call, but doing nothing with the returned string.

You'll also need to remove the semicolon at the end of the method calls.

<%= Html.DropDownList("docid",ViewData["manifests"] as SelectList) %>

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 20:28

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