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

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")