How to create a generic MVC3 editor template?

Question

I'm using the following code-snippet extensively in my model templates.

<div class="control-group">
    @Html.LabelFor(model => model.FirstName)
    <div class="controls">
        @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.FirstName, new { @class = "span3" })
        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FirstName)
    </div>
</div>

Is it possible to encapsulate this generically in an editor template so I can use Html.EditorFor(...) without resorting to a custom extension?

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-27 07:45:36Z

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Is it possible to encapsulate this generically in an editor template so I can use Html.EditorFor(...) without resorting to a custom extension?

Of course:

~/Views/Shared/EditorTemplates/Foo.cshtml:

<div class="control-group">
    @Html.Label("")
    <div class="controls">
        @Html.TextBox("", ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue, new { @class = "span3" })
        @Html.ValidationMessage("")
    </div>
</div>

and then:

@Html.EditorFor(x => x.FirstName, "Foo")

or:

[UIHint("Foo")]
pubilc string FirstName { get; set; }

and then:

@Html.EditorFor(x => x.FirstName)

edited Mar 27, 2012 at 7:45

answered Mar 27, 2012 at 7:38

Darin Dimitrov

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4 Comments

Kobi Over a year ago

You probably don't need the "Foo" on the last example. I had no idea you can use ("") like that... Also, congratulations on almost reaching 300k.

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

@Kobi, yes, I have just realized and fixed that.

Lasse Skindstad Ebert Over a year ago

Also if you use control-group syntax in many partial views you can abstract it away to a single method: stackoverflow.com/questions/4083147/…

Avlin Over a year ago

I would add: [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property | AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false)] also for MV6 I would use: blog.emikek.com/…

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