I'm rewriting an XSLT macro to razor in Umbraco 6. I want to store the number of items from a multi-picker in a variable (recordCount), then compare it to zero. I've tried so many things and I can't figure it out. If  I take away this:

  @* this won't work *@
  if(recordCount > 0) {}

and this:

@* neither will this *@

if(@typedMNTPCollection.Count() > 0) {}

Everything is fine.

What am I missing?

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Macros.PartialViewMacroPage
@using Umbraco.Core.Dynamics;

@{
    if (Model.Content.HasValue("cprHighlights"))
    {
        var typedMultiNodeTreePicker = new DynamicXml(Model.Content.GetPropertyValue("cprHighlights"));
  
        var typedPublishedMNTPNodeList = new List();
        foreach (dynamic id in typedMultiNodeTreePicker)                
        {
            typedPublishedMNTPNodeList.Add(id.InnerText); 
        }
        var typedMNTPCollection = Umbraco.TypedContent(typedPublishedMNTPNodeList).Where(x => x != null);

        foreach (var item in typedMNTPCollection)
        {     
            
@item.Name
         
   
@item.Id
         
        }   
  var recordCount = @typedMNTPCollection.Count();
  
  @* this won't work *@
  if(recordCount > 0) { }

@* neither will this *@

if(@typedMNTPCollection.Count() > 0) {}

  
    }
}