Html Attributes on EditorFor() or Check dataType in EditorTemplate

Question

I have a class with a property Password annotated as DataType.Password like this:

[DataType(DataType.Password)]
[Required]
public string Password { get; set; }

When I use EditorFor to show this field on the view, I need to apply a CSS class on it.

I do it the following way:

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Password, "loginTextBox", new { @class = "form-control ", placeholder = "" })

For some reason there's no build-in way of using Html attributes for EditorFor() (like I could read here for example: Html attributes for EditorFor() in ASP.NET MVC), so I needed to create a simple EditorTemplate to allow it like this:

@Html.TextBox("", ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue, new { @class = ViewData["class"], id = ViewData["id"], placeholder = ViewData["placeholder"]})

The problem is that, this editor is shared between other properties which are not DataType.Password. In the case the property is annotated as DataType.Password I want to use

@Html.Password(...)

otherwise

@Html.TextBox(...)

The only way I can think to achieve this is by checking the DataType, but I don't how to do that.

Any idea on how to check the DataType or even a better approach?

What version of asp.net MVC do you use? ASP.Net MVC 5 supports html attributes for EditorFor — Murali Murugesan
– Murali Murugesan, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 14:30
You can write your own EditorTemplate for this purpose specifically. — jacqijvv
– jacqijvv, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 14:31
That's not true #Murali. Check here: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/… — lpaloub
– lpaloub, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 14:32
#jacqijvv I know I could do a specific one, but then the Datatype.Password looses all its meaning. — lpaloub
– lpaloub, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 14:33
@lpaloub, please check out the ASP.Net MVC 5.1 Release notes, @Html.EditorFor(model => model, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" }, }) — Murali Murugesan
– Murali Murugesan, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 14:38

Murali Murugesan · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-25 21:31:45Z

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Now ASP.Net MVC 5.1 supports htmlAttributes for EditorFor. Just pass this as an anonymous object.

ASP.Net MVC 5.1 Release Notes

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Password, "loginTextBox",
 new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control ", placeholder = ""})

edited Feb 25, 2014 at 21:31

answered Feb 25, 2014 at 14:49

Murali Murugesan

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lpaloub Over a year ago

That might no be useful to everybody (not everybody can update), but since I was just starting the website this solution came perfect for me. Thanks again!

Bart Calixto Over a year ago

how can I use the Prompt metadata with the new EditorFor ?

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