HtmlString vs. MvcHtmlString

Question

HtmlString vs. MvcHtmlString

What are the differences bettween those two, or when to prefer one over the other?

Edit:

Answer 1

HtmlString only exists in ASP.NET 4.

MvcHtmlString was a compatibility shim added to MVC 2 to support both .NET 3.5 and .NET 4. Now that MVC 3 is .NET 4 only, it's a fairly trivial subclass of HtmlString presumably for MVC 2->3 for source compatibility.

If you're ever going to drop back to MVC 2 it might make sense to use IHtmlString or var for values returned from MVC functions. Alternatively I think you can now just switch to HtmlString throughout.

Answer 2

HtmlString was only introduced in .Net 4.0.

In ASP.Net 3.5 MVC 2.0, you should use MvcHtmlString.
In .Net 4.0, you should use HtmlString. (which is simpler)

Answer 3

MvcHtmlString is used to indicate when a string should not be re-encoded.

See What is an MvcHtmlString and when should I use it?

and

What does <%: %> do in ASP.NET (MVC2)?