there are cases when you want to include an id with your DisplayFor()
public static MvcHtmlString DisplayWithIdFor(
this HtmlHelper helper,
Expression> expression,
string wrapperTag = "div")
{
var id = helper.ViewContext.ViewData.TemplateInfo
.GetFullHtmlFieldId(ExpressionHelper
.GetExpressionText(expression));
return MvcHtmlString.Create(
string.Format("<{0} id=\"{1}\">{2}", wrapperTag,
id, helper.DisplayFor(expression)));
}
It is used like this:
@Html.DisplayWithIdFor(x => x.Name)
<!-- to produce -->
<div id="Name">Bill</div>
Or if you want to wrap it in a non-div:
@Html.DisplayWithIdFor(x => x.Name, "span")
<!-- to produce: -->
<span id="Name">Bill</span>