Difference between ${startDate} and #= startDate # in Kendo UI binding?

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When binding to templates, many examples use the following syntax: ${startDate} and #= startDate #. There does not seem to be a difference and the use is inconsistent. The docs does not shed any light on this. Which one is recommended and is there a difference?

Arun Killu · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-25T10:41:10.970

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There is no difference between these two usage

${startDate} - this is jquery template style(this is also supported by kendo ) to render literal

#= startDate #- this is kendo template style to rendering literal values

example

edited Jul 25 '13 at 10:41

answered Jul 25 '13 at 10:29

Arun Killu

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So no difference? Is the first one obsolete? – TruMan1 Jul 25 '13 at 10:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 31 '13 at 15:22

The difference between ${startDate} and #= startDate # is that the first one will encode any HTML entities contained in startDate. The latter will embed the HTML tags in the page. It is recommended to use ${startDate}.

In short

${startDate} when startDate == "foo" will output "foo"

#= startDate # when startDate == "foo" will output "foo"

Difference between ${startDate} and #= startDate # in Kendo UI binding?

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