Use Parentheses When Passing Parameters to Subroutines and Methods

In ASP.NET, unlike ASP Classic, you must always use parentheses when passing parameters to a subroutine or a method call. For example, in ASP Classic, the following script works fine:

 <% Response.Write "Hello World!" %> 

In ASP.NET, however, this script generates an error. You need to use parentheses with the Write method like this:

 <% Response.Write( "Hello World!" ) %> 

You also need to always use parentheses when passing parameters to a subroutine. If a subroutine does not require any parameters, the parentheses are optional.