Razor: If model is List<> then @Html.LabelFor creates empty “for” field

Question

If the model is a list of objects then @Html.LabelFor model => model[i].member) creates an empty for attribute. The DisplayName works properly,

Answer 1

The @model declaration assigns the model object to the Model variable (note the captial 'M'). But then you are reading from model, which hasn't been assigned.

Try this:

  @model List
  // form code removed for brevity
        @for (var i = 0; i < Model.Count; i++) {
            

                @Html.LabelFor(model => Model[i].ClickMe)
                

                    @Html.EditorFor(model => Model[i].ClickMe, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => Model[i].ClickMe, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                
            
        }

That doesn't explain why your second example works at all, but hey, give this a try.