Html.TextboxFor default value for Integer/Decimal to be Empty instead of 0

Question

I am using the default asp.net MVC 2 syntax to construct TextBox\'s which are integer or decimal for my asp.net MVC web app:

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model =&g         


        

Answer 1

I think @jfar's answer points in the right direction but the Int32.ascx should be this

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
<%
    string displayText;

    if (Model == 0)
    {
        displayText = "";
    }
    else
    {
        displayText = Model.ToString();
    }

%>  

<%= Html.TextBox("", displayText)%>

or updated answer using Razor (/Shared/EditorTemplates/Int32.cshtml)

@model Int32
@{
    string text = Model == 0 ? "" : Model.ToString();
}
@Html.TextBox("", text)