Add HTML parameter to MVC3 @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Name)

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How comethis does not work? I am trying to add a new HTML attribute to the EditorFor. @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Name, new { data_autocomplete="/index/QuickSearch"})

Keith · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-29 21:34:20Z

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Unfortunately the EditorFor helper doesn't include the html attributes parameter that the other helpers do. This is because you can make custom editor templates (see http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2009/10/aspnet-mvc-2-templates-part-1-introduction.html for an outdated MVC2 example), so it doesn't make sense to have html attributes, as there could be many HTML tags in the template.

Your best bet is to either write your own helper extension method OR, if your editor is always, for example, a TextBox, use TextBoxFor().

answered Jun 29, 2011 at 21:34

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BumbleB2na · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-29 21:08:14Z

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with jQuery you could attach the attribute after the DOM has finished loading:

document.ready(function() {
    $('#Name').attr('data-autocomplete', '/index/QuickSearch');
}

answered Jun 29, 2011 at 21:08

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Shuaib Over a year ago

I was thinking of doing that but I wanted a cleaner approach. Thank you.

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