How do I add placeholder text from the model into a MVC view?

Question

I have a model:

[DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
[DisplayFormat(ConvertEmptyStringToNull = true)]
[Display(Prompt = \"Email Address\")]
public string Email { ge         


        

Answer 1

The correct solution to get the Prompt value instead of the DisplayName in a non-templated control context is the following:

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Email, 
    new { @class = "form-control input-md",
    placeholder = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(m => m.Email, ViewData).Watermark
})

This will also - unlike the accepted solution using @Html.DisplayNameFor(m=>m.Email) - not double-escape the watermark text, which depending on the text and the language displayed can be a problem.

Answer 2

Use TextBoxFor:

@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Email, new { @class = "form-control", @placeholder = Html.DisplayNameFor(m => m.Email) })

Answer 3

Use TextBoxFor like so:

 @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.LastName, new{placeholder="Last Name"})