MVC 4 Razor Html helper DispayFor not detecting string as boolean

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I'm looping through rows and trying to make use of my DataTable Model.

    <td>@Html.DisplayFor(d => d.Rows[i].ItemArray[j])</td>

Im passing in five values per Row, per ItemArray, the first two are strings, the other three are strings but are either "True" or "False". I thought DisplayFor would detect this and create a CheckBox for the boolean strings.

I get five strings. Do I need additional params?

@podiluska - I tried casting it as bool but I get template errors, perhaps I need to re jig the model before posting it to the View? — AlwaysLearning
– AlwaysLearning, Commented Sep 26, 2012 at 14:43

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-26 14:50:15Z

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I thought DisplayFor would detect this and create a CheckBox for the boolean strings.

DisplayFor never creates any input fields, unless of course you write a custom template that will generate a checkbox (but I wouldn't do that). That's the whole point of display templates. It's for displaying only.

If you want to generate input fields use an editor template (Html.EditorFor).

Take a look at how the default templates look like.

answered Sep 26, 2012 at 14:50

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AlwaysLearning Over a year ago

Yes, I'm confusing myself and the issue because the first two strings I only want to display but of course eventually I'll want my user to edit the checkboxes. Thanks, I'll re-think the model!!

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