The title pretty much sums it up, it puts the following line of code in:
<% foreach (var item in Model) { %>
As the View is auto-generated and uses reflection to work out exactly what item is, so you get intellisense and everything, I just wonder, why do they use var rather than the actual type?
I would consider it best practice to always use var. I think that is more readable. My guess is that microsoft feels the same way.
I like the var statement and consider it a great addition to the C# language. It is just one less place to worry about when I decide to change the type. I also try to follow the DRY principle, why repeat the type of the variable when it is already in the strongly typed view definition?
But I guess it is a matter of personal preference whether or not to use var.