Error when declaring and using a string

Question

How can I reference a variable that I have created in a MVC Razor View?

I have declared a variable as follows:

@string bootstrapCSSPath = @Path.Combine(Model.pathToResourceDirectory, "bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css");

Now I wish to use this variable in html.

Here is my code:

<link href="@bootstrapCSSPath" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

When the View is displayed, the following error is shown:

Compiler Error Message: CS1525: Invalid expression term 'string'

Answer 1

In Razor you can declare variables or use c# code by using parantheeses {}, in your case:

@{
   string bootstrapCSSPath = @Path.Combine(Model.pathToResourceDirectory, "bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css");
}

and

<link href=@Html.Raw(bootstrapCSSPath) rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

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Answer 2

when declaring varibles in View it should enclosed in {}

@{string bootstrapCSSPath = 
           @Path.Combine(Model.pathToResourceDirectory, 
               "bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css");
}

see my comment in your question