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

Check out this answers to this question, which has been answered aleady (a few times).

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@Html.EditorFor uses templates, and so the approach to this problem is using a customised template.