How to get the column titles from the Display(Name=) DataAnnotation for a strongly typed list scaffold view at runtime?

Question

How do I get the [Display(Name=\"Some Title\")] DataAnnotations \"Some Title\" rendered in the List scaffold view\'s output?

I create a strongly typed l

Answer 1

//MVC4 has the DisplayNameFor Extensions

public static class HtmlHelperExtensions
{
    public static MvcHtmlString DisplayNameFor(this HtmlHelper> helper, Expression> expression)
    {
        return DisplayNameFor(expression);
    }

    public static MvcHtmlString DisplayNameFor(this HtmlHelper helper, Expression> expression)
    {
        return DisplayNameFor(expression);
    }

    private static MvcHtmlString DisplayNameFor(Expression> expression)
    {
        var metadata = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(expression, new ViewDataDictionary());
        var htmlFieldName = ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression);
        string s = metadata.DisplayName ?? (metadata.PropertyName ?? htmlFieldName.Split(new char[] { '.' }).Last());
        return new MvcHtmlString(HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(s));
    }
}