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&quot;m =&gt; m.date_received&quot; is a <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397687.aspx" rel="ugc">lambda expression</a>. Basically, it is a function without a name. In this case, the function takes one parameter (represented by &quot;m&quot;), and the function returns the <i>date_received</i> of each object in the collection being iterated. The type of &quot;m&quot; is inferred by the compiler.<br />
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Lambdas are often used as a part of Linq, but they themselves are not Linq.
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"m => m.date_received" is a lambda expression [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397687.aspx]. Basically, it is a function without a name. In this case, the function takes one parameter (represented by "m"), and the function returns the date_received of each object in the collection being iterated. The type of "m" is inferred by the compiler.

Lambdas are often used as a part of Linq, but they themselves are not Linq.

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so I could use any letter there, or does it have to be &quot;m&quot;?
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so I could use any letter there, or does it have to be "m"?

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Great job on this answer.<br />
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Thank you!
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Using MVC:<br />
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&nbsp;&lt;div class=&quot;editor-label&quot;&gt;@Html<wbr />.LabelFor(<wbr /><b>m</b> =&gt; m.date_received)&lt;/div&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;div class=&quot;editor-field&quot;&gt;@Html<wbr />.TextBoxFo<wbr />r(m =&gt; m.date_received)&lt;/div&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br />
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just wondering where &quot;m&quot; comes from?<br />
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I don't see it declared anywhere.<br />
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And...is this LINQ or some kind of funky MVC syntax?
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Using MVC:

 <div class="editor-label">@Html.LabelFor(m => m.date_received)</div>
                <div class="editor-field">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.date_received)</div>
            

just wondering where "m" comes from?

I don't see it declared anywhere.

And...is this LINQ or some kind of funky MVC syntax?

Where &quot;m&quot; comes from?  MVC

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.

Where &quot;m&quot; comes from? MVC

Where "m" comes from? MVC