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

As Felix mentioned, the problem is on the View level, you need to use EditorFor() in your View instead of TextBoxFor(), the EditorFor() will render:

which will trigger the validation, while TextBoxFor() will render:

So in order to validate your entered email address, you need (in combination with EditorFor()) to use only:

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

This way, your entered value for email will be always validated, but if you don't enter a value for email, nothing will happen (unless you specified the [Required] attribute), the form will be submitted with an empty email address.