mvc [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress) no validation

Question

I\'m using this code on an email field:

    [Required]
    [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
    [Display(Name = \"Email address\")]
    public string Email          


        

Answer 1

It looks like all the answers focus on the Data Model while this issue can be affected by the View itself.

The following on MVC .NET 4.5 is working alright:

Data model:

[Required]
[DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
[DisplayName("Email")]
public string Email { get; set; }

Razor View:

@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Email)
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Email)

Note: do not need to add [EmailAddress] attribute. If you use [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)] along with @Html.EditorFor() in your View, you should be fine.

As highlighted with rich.okelly, at the end you want your input rendered as .