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

An alternative to using a plugin is using an editor template. What you need to do is to create a template file in Shared\EditorTemplates folder and call it String.cshtml. Then put this in that file:

@Html.TextBox("",ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue, 
    new { placeholder = ViewData.ModelMetadata.Watermark })

Then use it in your view like this:

@Html.EditorFor(m=>Model.UnitPercent)

The downside, this works for properties of type string, and you will have to create a template for each type that you want support for a watermark.