Html Encoding Nuggets With ASP.NET MVC 2

In a recent blog post, I introduced ASP.NET 4?s new HTML Encoding code block syntax as well as the corresponding IHtmlString interface and HtmlString class. I also mentioned that ASP.NET MVC 2 would support this new syntax when running on ASP.NET 4 . In fact, you can try it out now by downloading and installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. I?ve also mentioned in the past that we are not conditionally compiling ASP.NET MVC 2 for each platform. Instead, we?re building System.Web.Mvc.dll against ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 and simply including that one in VS08 and VS10. Thus when you?re running ASP.NET MVC 2 on ASP.NET 4, it?s the same byte for byte assembly as the same one you would run on ASP.NET 3.5 SP1. This fact ought to raise a question in your mind. If...(read more) ...