@ symbol in JavaScript block

Question

I have a JavaScript function like this in my ASP.NET MVC 3 application.

function Foo()
{
   var url = "@Url.Action("MyAction", "MyController")";
   alert(url);
}

I'm confused as to why the above code works. I was expecting to have to escape @Url.Action(...) inside <%= tags?

Jon Galloway · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-23 22:31:58Z

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This is a feature of the Razor view engine - it handles the switch between HTML/Javascript and your server-side view code so you don't need to escape it in most cases.

See Scott Guthrie's blog post on it: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/02/introducing-razor.aspx

edited Nov 23, 2010 at 22:31

answered Nov 11, 2010 at 0:11

Jon Galloway

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Phil Over a year ago

Ah, that's the link I was looking for. Google fail

Phil · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-11 00:08:14Z

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Looks like you're using the new Razor view engine.

Edit: I'm assuming the JavaScript function is written inside a view file (cshtml)

answered Nov 11, 2010 at 0:08

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Senkwe Over a year ago

Indeed I am, is this a feature?

Phil Over a year ago

geekswithblogs.net/wildturtle/archive/2010/10/11/…

Senkwe Over a year ago

Wow, what a pleasant surprise then :-) Stumbled on it purely by accident via a typo! Thanks.

Senkwe Over a year ago

Phil, yes...the javascript is inside one of my views.

bearing09 · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-05 13:04:49Z

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Yes ,It works in razor view pages,but the intellisense don't work inside the "" or '' as webform view engine.

answered Dec 5, 2010 at 13:04

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