In my _Layout.cshtml file I have the following lines
<!--[if IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="/Content/css/ie7.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="/Content/css/ie6.css" />
<![endif]-->
Both these lines are mented out. I've always wondered, but was too afraid to ask if mented out code like this is needed or not. In other words if I am using IE6 or IE7 will the appropriate line above bee 'activated' somehow or does the simple fact that it is mented out mean that it will never get called?
In my _Layout.cshtml file I have the following lines
<!--[if IE 7]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="/Content/css/ie7.css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="/Content/css/ie6.css" />
<![endif]-->
Both these lines are mented out. I've always wondered, but was too afraid to ask if mented out code like this is needed or not. In other words if I am using IE6 or IE7 will the appropriate line above bee 'activated' somehow or does the simple fact that it is mented out mean that it will never get called?
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4 Answers
Reset to default 7These are conditional ments.
As far as HTML is concerned, they are mented out.
Internet Explorer violates the standard to ignore the ments under certain conditions (i.e. when they start with a [unless you are some version of ie] string) so it will "activate" the code inside.
This is called browser specific conditional ments. It will choose, the stylesheet specified in the first line if you use IE 7 and the style sheet specified in the second line if you use the IE 6
Theses ments are conditional statements only executed by IE, so yes, if you are using IE6 or IE7 then these will bee active, i.e. not mented.
These are valid conditional ment instructions. They are obeyed by IE and are not "mented out" at all. Do not delete them unless you actually want to remove the behaviour.