How to create a generic MVC3 editor template?

Question

I'm using the following code-snippet extensively in my model templates.

<div class="control-group">
    @Html.LabelFor(model => model.FirstName)
    <div class="controls">
        @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.FirstName, new { @class = "span3" })
        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FirstName)
    </div>
</div>

Is it possible to encapsulate this generically in an editor template so I can use Html.EditorFor(...) without resorting to a custom extension?

Answer 1

Is it possible to encapsulate this generically in an editor template so I can use Html.EditorFor(...) without resorting to a custom extension?

Of course:

~/Views/Shared/EditorTemplates/Foo.cshtml:

<div class="control-group">
    @Html.Label("")
    <div class="controls">
        @Html.TextBox("", ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue, new { @class = "span3" })
        @Html.ValidationMessage("")
    </div>
</div>

and then:

@Html.EditorFor(x => x.FirstName, "Foo")

or:

[UIHint("Foo")]
pubilc string FirstName { get; set; }

and then:

@Html.EditorFor(x => x.FirstName)