c# - Use of @class with custom class on MVC Html.ActionLink with HtmlAttributes failing -

i've read through links here find these techs. no exact match see, so...

i have custom css class, i'm trying apply using htmlattributes containing @class, never overwrites underlying css (in same file) <a>. deleting default css a fails. contrast, when use @style in htmlattributes, works.

i'm assuming there's subtle boneheaded mistake in syntax.

nb: goal make links buttons. i'll settle removing underlining proof of concept.

here razor markup works, quote object contains text in property, , id used against model / db:

@html.actionlink(quote.quotecontent.supplybytesasstring(), "readquote", new {quotecontentid = quote.quotecontentid },  new { @style = "text-decoration: none;" }) 

fine. dumps underlining. following doesn't work, , can't tell why. actual css comes last here. dumps underlining among other things, none of applied.

@html.actionlink(quote.quotecontent.supplybytesasstring(), "readquote", new { quotecontentid = quote.quotecontentid }, new { @class = "quote" }) 

this css right now, relevant sections (?), microsoft's default , mine. i've tried every single option various sources recommended quotes class... .quote a, a .quote, .quote itself, colons, else find or dream up. maybe missed something, ugh.

anyway, i'd love know i'm doing wrong before head explodes. thanks...

a { color: #333; outline: none; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; text-decoration: underline; }  a:link, a:visited, a:active, a:hover { color: #333; }  a:hover { background-color: #c7d1d6; }   a.quote { border: 1px inset #808080; color: #333; outline: none; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; text-decoration: none; }  a.quote:active, a.quote:hover { background-color: #ffff66; }   a.quote:link, a.quote:visited { color: #333; background-color: #00cc66; } 

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thanks idlerboris comment. checked out issue suggested (including viewing source markup browser) , css was attaching.

so, turns out did make boneheaded mistake feared, , long before point posted here.

in short, css doesn't work because don't have .quote defined in css file. naturally, started .quote defined standalone, error somewhere @ time (probably on in razor) must have confused me , got hasty fixing instead of doing right.

if there's syntax lesson here, it's obvious one: don't try use style in combo-selector css syntax unless it's defined itself.

another pointer: don't forget refresh in browser when debug , haven't edited page content. caching vex you. not root problem here, forgetting caching didn't help.

the main lesson here clearly: code slowly, prefer looking things on guessing, , no matter what, change one variable in each experiment! sigh