asp.net mvc c# tooltip

Question

what is the best and most simplest way to create tooltip text for textboxes

Answer 1

With JavaScript and probably with a framework like jQuery that fits very well with ASP.NET MVC. Using the framework means that someone's alread done the hard work and written a plugin for it!

• qtip
• tooltip
• List of some tooltip plugins

There is of course the title attribute on text inputs that shows as a popup tip in some browsers.

Answer 2

I found this to be the simplest and easy to maintain approach:

1. Create description using data annotation for the property of your model Example:

   [Display(Name="MyTextBox", Description = "Title for your entry")] public string MyTextBox{ get; set; }

2. Then in your view access the description above using:

   @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.MyTextBox, new { title = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(model => model.MyTextBox, ViewData ).Description })