MVC2: Impossible to change the name with TextBoxFor?

Question

I want to manually define id and name for textbox like that:

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name, new { @id = "txt1", @name = "txt1" })%>

But only the id is changed, not the name attribute, why?

<input id="txt1" name="Name" type="text" value="">

Thank you!

Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6920935/control-name-in-textboxfor-in-mvc3 and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6057865/asp-net-mvc-3-override-name-attribute-with-textboxfor — Fernando Correia, Aug 20 '12 at 14:23

score 17 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 08 '11 at 22:37

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This is ok:

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name, new { Name = "txt1" })%>

Do you write "Name" instead of "name"?

Output:

<input  name="txt1" type="text" value="">

edited Dec 08 '11 at 22:37

Michael Myers

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answered Dec 08 '11 at 15:03

sandro

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Using ASP.NET MVC 3, '@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.UserName, new { Name = "user_name" })' produces '' (both Name and name attributes). – Fernando Correia Aug 20 '12 at 14:19
It works in MVC4 as well, rendering `` – parsh Jun 12 '13 at 19:54
Confirmed in MVC2 as well. – TSL Jun 24 '13 at 08:15

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 24 '13 at 01:39

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Actually you can... just use Name with first letter capitalized instead of name:

@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Property, new { Name = "myName" })

answered Aug 24 '13 at 01:39

Leniel Maccaferri

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Wow I've had this problem for ages, `name` wouldn't work but `Name` did! It even works for `Id`. – Francois Joly Sep 07 '13 at 20:25

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '11 at 20:18

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You can't use the strongly typed lambda version for this, you'd need to use the older version

Html.TextBox("txt1",new {@id = "txt1"})

answered May 19 '11 at 20:18

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This is a solution, yet it is not "THE" solution. For instance, TextBoxFor() includes unobtrusive validation attributes depending on the attributes that decorate a given property and that are IClientValidatable. TextBox() doesn't. – Isaac Llopis Feb 07 '13 at 14:00
@IsaacLlopis: check my answer and be surprised... :) what a capital letter can do! – Leniel Maccaferri Aug 24 '13 at 07:49

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 19 '11 at 20:25

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If you still need to use TextBoxFor(), you can change the name of the property on your model, which should be easy if you're using dedicated ViewModels as is recommended. However I admit it's a recommendation I don't always follow myself.

answered May 19 '11 at 20:25

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