Can EditorFor() be used to create <input type=“file”>?

Question

Given this model, is it possible to use the Html.EditorFor() to render a file upload input element to the page? I played around with the Datatype of the property FileName,

Answer 1

Here's an example for MVC 5 (required for the htmlAttributes).

Create this as a file called HttpPostedFileBase.cshtml under ~\Views\Shared\EditorTemplates

@model HttpPostedFileBase
@{
    var htmlAttributes = HtmlHelper.AnonymousObjectToHtmlAttributes(ViewData["htmlAttributes"]);
    htmlAttributes["type"] = "file";
}
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model, htmlAttributes)

This generates the control with the correct id and name and works when editing collections from a model EditorFor template.