How to read property data annotation value in .NET MVC

Question

I Just starting out w/ ASP.NET MVC 3 and I am trying to render out the following HTML for the string properties on a ViewModel on the create/edit view.

Answer 1

You can get the StringLength Validator from within an Editor Template, here are some examples:

https://jefferytay.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/asp-net-mvc-string-editor-template-which-handles-the-stringlength-attribute/

What I used and tested, as a result from the article above can be seen in my answer below (tested with MVC 5, EF 6) :

ASP.NET MVC 3 - Data Annoation and Max Length/Size for Textbox Rendering

Without being specific, I've personally had some mixed results with attempts to implement some other approaches, and I don't find either claimed method particular long; however, I did think some of the other approached looked a little "prettier".