@ViewBag vs ViewBag in controller

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I downloaded a sample project and noticed the author was using @ViewBag when assigning data to ViewBag inside the controller, in all the examples I have seen ViewBag was used but running the project I downloaded showed that using @ViewBag works find so I am now a bit confused. Is there any difference between using @ViewBag and ViewBag inside the controller?

Are you sure this was in the controller and not in the view? — user247702, May 11 '14 at 15:19

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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@ViewBag works in the controller but it's not necessary, and likely a mistake from the author.

The reason it works is described in What's the use/meaning of the @ character in variable names in C#?, @ can be used to escape variable names that are also language keywords.

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answered May 11 '14 at 15:23

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Aaa, that make sense. Thanks. – Matthew Verstraete May 11 '14 at 15:25
Likewise i've seen folks write in Razor 1.0 @if (@myvar > 5). This does not work in latest Razor versions. – Yishai Galatzer May 11 '14 at 15:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 11 '14 at 15:19

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Are you sure @ViewBag in the controller? In Razor (the view engine asp .net mvc use) uses @ to indicate you want to write some c# code.

so essentially @ViewBag (use in Razor) and ViewBag (Use in controller) is the same thing.

for some basic razore rules, read this: http://www.asp.net/web-pages/tutorials/basics/2-introduction-to-asp-net-web-programming-using-the-razor-syntax

answered May 11 '14 at 15:19

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I am 100% sure it was in the controller. – Matthew Verstraete May 11 '14 at 15:21

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