Html(5) attributes for EditorFor

Question

I know this has been discussed a lot of times.

I'd like to use

@Html.EditorFor(u => u.Password, new { required = "required" })

Unfortunatley this isn't possible by default as the EditorFor overwrites the Html attributes.

I don't want to use TextBoxFor because I'd like the value to be formatted according to the DisplayFormat attribute.

Is there any solution for this?

@mosquito :What is your question actually? If you want required field validation you can set it in the model. — Sharun
– Sharun, Commented Mar 22, 2013 at 9:53

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-22 09:57:21Z

10

You could write a custom editor template for the string type (~/Views/Shared/EditorTemplates/string.cshtml):

@Html.TextBox(
    "", 
    ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue,
    ViewData
)

and then:

@Html.EditorFor(u => u.Password, new { required = "required" })

will work as expected.

answered Mar 22, 2013 at 9:57

Darin Dimitrov

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Mike Perrenoud Over a year ago

So what did the OP mean by overwrites the HTML attributes?

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

@MichaelPerrenoud, why are you asking me? Ask the OP. I guess what he meant is that the new { required = "required" } parameter he was passing to the editor template had no effect whatsoever which is perfectly normal because the default editor template built-in ASP.NET MVC doesn't use them. That's why I suggested to create a custom editor template that will use those parameters.

Honorable Chow · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-22 20:02:31Z

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Not sure it's an option but you could just put [Required] as a property decorator on the Model.

answered Mar 22, 2013 at 20:02

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mosquito87 Over a year ago

No, this has no effects on the html attribute I want.

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