Should a semicolon cause an error in a <%=foo + " - " + bar%> line?

Question

<% =reg.Event.Title + " - " + reg.Event.Date %>

Works.

<% =reg.Event.Title + " - " + reg.Event.Date; %>

Tosses a runtime error:

Compiler Error Message: CS1026: ) expected

There are no mismatched operators - no unclosed '(' ...could something in a controller or further upstream in the backend be to blame?

thx

Answer 1

When using <%= %> leave off the semi colon. If you used <% Response.Write(...) %> you could include the semi-colon. <%= %> is a shorthand notation for writing strings to the client.

Answer 2

Probably ´<%= ... %>´ is turned into a Response.Write() statement during compilation, e.g:

Response.Write(reg.Event.Title + " - " + reg.Event.Date;);

...then the semicolon is definitely incorrect.