asp.net mvc 4 - Html.Partial not rendering partial view -

i have following code in view:

@if (sitesession.subpagehelper.displaytype == displaytype.list) {     html.partial("_sublandingpage_list"); } else {     html.partial("_sublandingpage_grid"); } 

and within partials have foreach loop this:

@foreach (product product in sitesession.subpagehelper.pagedproducts) {       html code here } 

where pagedproducts got doing .take() on cached list of products

now above code doesn't display paged products if change partial include @ symbol remove semi-colon:

@html.partial("_sublandingpage_grid") 

it display products properly. can tell me difference between 2 version took me ages figure out why products weren't displaying

it razor syntax tell starting write c# code, if don't put @ considered plain text need put @ sign before writing c# code in view , in html helper method don't need put semicolon in front of razor syntax write helpers way.

for example:

@html.labelfor(x=>m.someproperty) // here @ telling writing c# statement 

when write:

@if (sitesession.subpagehelper.displaytype == displaytype.list) {     html.partial("_sublandingpage_list"); // wrong syntax  } else {     html.partial("_sublandingpage_grid"); } 

the right way tell razor html helper , c# statement:

@if (sitesession.subpagehelper.displaytype == displaytype.list) {     @html.partial("_sublandingpage_list") } else {     @html.partial("_sublandingpage_grid") } 

you can see more on razor syntax here

few more links understanding razor:

http://www.asp.net/web-pages/tutorials/basics/2-introduction-to-asp-net-web-programming-using-the-razor-syntax

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/asp-net-mvc-3-razor-s-and-lt-text-gt-syntax

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/introducing-razor

update:

an alternative can use renderpartial work in if statement without putting @ sign:

@if (sitesession.subpagehelper.displaytype == displaytype.list)     {         html.renderpartial("_sublandingpage_list");     }     else     {         html.renderpartial("_sublandingpage_grid");     } 

for understanding difference between html.partial , html.renderpartial, visist these links:

html.partial vs html.renderpartial & html.action vs html.renderaction

http://dotnethelpers.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/difference-between-html-renderpartial-vs-html-partial-and-html-renderaction-vs-html-action-in-mvc/

http://www.em64t.net/2010/12/razor-html-renderpartial-vs-html-partial-html-renderaction-vs-html-action-what-one-should-use/