How to use ASP.NET <%= tags in server control attributes?

Question

This works:

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This doesn\'t work:

Answer 1

Just pitching this little nugget in for those who want a good technical breakdown of the issue -- https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dancre/2007/02/13/the-difference-between-and-in-asp-net/

I think the crux is in pretty decent agreement with the other answers:

• The <%= expressions are evaluated at render time
• The <%# expressions are evaluated at DataBind() time and are not evaluated at all if DataBind() is not called.
• <%# expressions can be used as properties in server-side controls. <%= expressions cannot.