Creating custom Html Helper: MyHelperFor

Question

I would like to create a helper that can be used like

@Html.MyHelperFor(m => m.Name)

this should return for example

Answer 1

This should get you started. This function directly returns the property name but you should be able to convert this into the extension you are looking for with a little work. This example has the correct method signature and the call to ExpressionHelper to get the name of your property.

    public static MvcHtmlString MyHelperFor(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, Expression> expression)
    {
        string expressionName = ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression);

        return new MvcHtmlString(expressionName);
    }