Devexpress <% Tags

<% ... %> – Code Block

• Executes C# code but does not render any output to the page.

• Useful for logic (e.g., declaring variables, loops).

<% int x = 5; %>

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<%= ... %> – Output (Escaped)

• Evaluates the expression and writes the result to the page.

• The output is HTML-encoded (i.e., special characters are escaped).

<%= "<b>Hello</b>" %>  <!-- Outputs: &lt;b&gt;Hello&lt;/b&gt; -->

In DevExpress, it actually outputs Hello, in bold

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3. <%- ... %> – Output (Unescaped)

• Writes the result to the page without HTML encoding.