MVC4 input field placeholder

Question

Does MVC4 by default support placeholders for generated input fields? I didn\'t found anything so I am trying to implement my own but unfortunately

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

I did so

Field in model:

[Required]
[Display(Name = "User name")]
public string UserName { get; set; }

Razor:

<li>
  @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.UserName, new { placeholder = Html.DisplayNameFor(n => n.UserName)})
</li>

Answer 3

Try this:

@Html.TextbBoxFor(x=>x.Email,new { @placeholder=@viewBag.email}

If this possible or else what could be the way

Answer 4

Of course it does:

@Html.TextBoxFor(x => x.Email, new { @placeholder = "Email" })

Answer 5

This works:

@Html.TextBox("name", null,  new { placeholder = "Text" })

Answer 6

There are such of ways to Bind a Placeholder to View:

1) With use of MVC Data Annotations:

Model:

[Required]
[Display(Prompt = "Enter Your First Name")]
public string FirstName { get; set; }

Razor Syntax:

@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.FirstName, new { placeholder = @Html.DisplayNameFor(n => n.UserName)})

2) With use of MVC Data Annotations But with DisplayName:

Model:

[Required]
[DisplayName("Enter Your First Name")]
public string FirstName { get; set; }

Razor Syntax:

@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.FirstName, new { placeholder = @Html.DisplayNameFor(n => n.UserName)})

3) Without use of MVC Data Annotation (recommended):

Razor Syntax:

@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.FirstName, new { @placeholder = "Enter Your First Name")