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Asked: 2026-05-26T07:10:05+00:00

Here is the code I currently have: @{ if (Request.Browser.Browser == IE) { if

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Here is the code I currently have:

@{
    if (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE") {
        if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 7) { <body class="ie7"> }
        if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 8) { <body class="ie8"> }
        if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 9) { <body class="ie9"> }
        if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion > 9) { <body> }
    } else {
        <body>
    }
}

Here is the error that it returns when the browser attempts to render it:

Parser Error Message: The code block is missing a closing “}”
character. Make sure you have a matching “}” character for all the
“{” characters within this block, and that none of the “}” characters
are being interpreted as markup.

What the heck? I was able to do this in the standard ASP.NET template syntax! Here’s what that looked like:

<% // Adaptation of paulirish.com/2008/conditional-stylesheets-vs-css-hacks-answer-neither/
   if ( (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE") && (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 7) ) { %><body class="ie7"><% } %>
<% if ( (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE") && (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 8) ) { %><body class="ie8"><% } %>
<% if ( (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE") && (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 9) ) { %><body class="ie9"><% } %>
<% if ( (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE") && (Request.Browser.MajorVersion > 9) ) { %><body><% } %>
<% if   (Request.Browser.Browser != "IE") { %><body><% } %>
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  1. Editorial Team

    A better option might be to declare an ieClass variable at the top of your view, and then reference it in your body tag.

    @{
    string ieClass = "";
    if (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE") {
        if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 7) { ieClass="ie7"; }
        else if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 8) { ieClass="ie8"; }
        else if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion == 9) { ieClass="ie9"; }
    }
}

    …

    <body class="@ieClass">
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