Why is ValidationSummary(true) displaying an empty summary for property errors?

Question

I am having a slight issue with the use of ValidationSummary(true) to display model level errors. If the ModelState does not contain model errors (i.e. M

Answer 1

ValidationSummary accepts an optional message parameter. If you set this parameter, then the box doesn't look as silly.

@Html.ValidationSummary(true, "Sorry, that didn't work. Please check the details submitted and try again.")