Html.TextboxFor default value for Integer/Decimal to be Empty instead of 0

Question

I am using the default asp.net MVC 2 syntax to construct TextBox\'s which are integer or decimal for my asp.net MVC web app:

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model =&g         


        

Answer 1

You can override the default template by putting a custom template in /Shared/EditorTemplates or by controller in /ControllerName/EditorTemplates.

I use this one for Int's. Its named Int32.ascx:

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" %>
<%
    string displayText = string.Empty;

    if (Model != null)
    {
        displayText = Model.ToString();
    }

%>

<%= Html.TextBox("", displayText)%>

Answer 2

I use this solution :

   @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Year, new { Value = "" })

refer to : https://stackoverflow.com/a/6186576/297487