What is EditorFor?

EditorFor: This control is bit smart. It renders HTML markup based on the datatype of the property. E.g. suppose there is a boolean property in model. To render this property in the view as a checkbox either we can use CheckBoxFor or EditorFor. Both will be generate the same markup.

What is the use of EditorFor?

It provides great handling over input control than a textbox control. For example, if you defined a string property, int property and Boolean property in model class, the EditorFor Extension method automatically renders suitable input control based on data type.

How does HTML EditorFor work?

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Definition.
Overloads.
EditorFor(HtmlHelper, Expression>, String, String, Object)
EditorFor(HtmlHelper, Expression>, String, String)

What is the difference between textbox and TextboxFor in MVC?

IMO the main difference is that Textbox is not strongly typed. TextboxFor take a lambda as a parameter that tell the helper the with element of the model to use in a typed view. You can do the same things with both, but you should use typed views and TextboxFor when possible.

How can I see controller data in view?

The other way of passing the data from Controller to View can be by passing an object of the model class to the View. Erase the code of ViewData and pass the object of model class in return view. Import the binding object of model class at the top of Index View and access the properties by @Model.

What is the razor in MVC?

Razor is a markup syntax that lets you embed server-based code into web pages using C# and VB.Net. It is not a programming language. It is a server side markup language. Razor has no ties to ASP.NET MVC because Razor is a general-purpose templating engine. You can use it anywhere to generate output like HTML.

Does Razor engine supports for TDD?

Razor Engine supports Test Driven Development (TDD) since it is not dependent on the System.

What is ViewState explain with example?

View state is the method that the ASP.NET page framework uses to preserve page and control values between round trips. When the HTML markup for the page is rendered, the current state of the page and values that must be retained during postback are serialized into base64-encoded strings.