MVC2: Impossible to change the name with TextBoxFor?

Question

I want to manually define id and name for textbox like that:

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name, new { @id = "txt1", @name = "txt1" })%>

But only the id is changed, not the name attribute, why?

<input id="txt1" name="Name" type="text" value="">

Thank you!

Duplicate of stackoverflow.com/questions/6920935/… and stackoverflow.com/questions/6057865/… — Fernando Correia
– Fernando Correia, Commented Aug 20, 2012 at 14:23

Michael Myers · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-08 22:37:24Z

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This is ok:

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name, new { Name = "txt1" })%>

Do you write "Name" instead of "name"?

Output:

<input  name="txt1" type="text" value="">

edited Dec 8, 2011 at 22:37

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answered Dec 8, 2011 at 15:03

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Fernando Correia Over a year ago

Using ASP.NET MVC 3, '@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.UserName, new { Name = "user_name" })' produces '<input Name="user_name" id="UserName" name="UserName" type="text" value="" />' (both Name and name attributes).

parsh Over a year ago

It works in MVC4 as well, rendering <input name="txt1" id="txt1" readonly="True" type="text" value="">

TSL Over a year ago

Confirmed in MVC2 as well.

Leniel Maccaferri · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-24 01:39:20Z

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Actually you can... just use Name with first letter capitalized instead of name:

@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Property, new { Name = "myName" })

answered Aug 24, 2013 at 1:39

Leniel Maccaferri

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Francois Joly Over a year ago

Wow I've had this problem for ages, name wouldn't work but Name did! It even works for Id.

Paul Creasey · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-19 20:18:28Z

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You can't use the strongly typed lambda version for this, you'd need to use the older version

Html.TextBox("txt1",new {@id = "txt1"})

answered May 19, 2011 at 20:18

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Isaac Llopis Over a year ago

This is a solution, yet it is not "THE" solution. For instance, TextBoxFor() includes unobtrusive validation attributes depending on the attributes that decorate a given property and that are IClientValidatable. TextBox() doesn't.

Leniel Maccaferri Over a year ago

@IsaacLlopis: check my answer and be surprised... :) what a capital letter can do!

Nick Albrecht · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-19 20:25:28Z

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If you still need to use TextBoxFor(), you can change the name of the property on your model, which should be easy if you're using dedicated ViewModels as is recommended. However I admit it's a recommendation I don't always follow myself.

answered May 19, 2011 at 20:25

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