MVC5 placeholder for input not working

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My code is like this

 @Html.EditorFor(model => model.CreatedUser, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" ,@placeholder = "Your Placeholder Text"  }})

I expect the placeholder to come up as I added in the code, but it's not showing. Can anyone point out what I am doing wrong? Output HTML

<input class="text-box single-line" id="CreatedUser" name="CreatedUser" type="text" value="" autocomplete="off" style="cursor: auto;  background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat;">

@VsevolodGoloviznin Can you please answer this with correct format to do this? — None, Jan 12 '15 at 12:16
Assigning `htmlAttributes` to `EditorFor()` is only applicable for MVC-5.1 — , Jan 12 '15 at 12:16
@StephenMuecke is there no way to add placeholder and class together to "EditorFor " in 5.0 ?? — None, Jan 12 '15 at 12:20
You can but only if you create a custom `EditorTemplate` for the type pass the attributes as a `ViewDataDictionary`. I suggest you use `TextBoxFor()` — , Jan 12 '15 at 12:25

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '15 at 12:16

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That EditorFor overload that accepts the htmlAttributes is MVC 5.1 only.

See HERE

If upgrading is not an option, use TextBoxFor:

@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CreatedUser, new { @class = "form-control" ,@placeholder = "Your Placeholder Text" })

answered Jan 12 '15 at 12:16

Mathew Thompson

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is there no way to add placeholder and class together to "EditorFor " in 5.0 ?? – None Jan 12 '15 at 12:19
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@Athul Unfortunately not. – Mathew Thompson Jan 12 '15 at 12:20
@mattytommo why not use TexBoxFor? – Ehsan Sajjad Jan 12 '15 at 12:26
@EhsanSajjad That's what I said in my answer? In some cases (such as custom editor templates) using `TextBoxFor` may not be suitable. – Mathew Thompson Jan 12 '15 at 12:28

MVC5 placeholder for input not working

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