Struggling with Html.Raw - Macro Outputting Html Encoded value

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I have a macro in which i'm building up a message from a few parameters on a node.  However when i output it (using the variable that i built up containing all the HTML), it renders the encoded value, IE: I see the HTML on the page, not the rendered HTML.

Here's my code (a snippet of it anyway):

@if (showMessage)


{


    //@(Html.Raw(message.ToString()));


    @message;


}


 


@functions{
...
   protected override void InitializePage()
    {
...
        var requestedUrl = Request.Url.PathAndQuery.ToString(); // default get back to same page after valid login;
        if (isLoggedIn)


        {


            if (!isSubmitLogout)


            {


                message = String.Format("<div class=\"header\">{0}</div>", @Model.signedInConfirmationHeader);


                message = String.Concat(message, String.Format("<p>{0}</p>", @Model.signedInConfirmationMessage)); //Html.Raw(@Model.signedInConfirmationMessage)


                message = message.Replace("%USER%", currentUser.UserName);


                try


                {


                    message = Html.Raw(message);


                }


                catch (Exception ex)


                {


                    message = String.Format("ERROR: {0}", ex.Message);


                }


                showMessage = true;

 

So in the above code, it errors. It doesn't even handle the exception and show the message, i just get a message saying there was an error with the script.

If i remove the Html.Raw(..) block, it'll work but not render the HTML.

I'm pretty stumped with this.. any ideas??

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://our.umbraco.com/forum/34717-struggling-with-htmlraw-macro-outputting-html-encoded-value