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I have been using mvc2 for a while now, and when i need to set the template i use the DataType Attribute
[DataType("DropDown")] public int Field { get; set; }
I see others using UiHint to achieve the same results
[UiHint("DropDown")] public int Field { get; set; }
What is the difference between using these two attributes? Which attribute should I be normally using, or are they for different tasks?
DataType is generally used to make it known that this is a very specific version of a property, such as price.
The most common example of DataType is the
[DataType(DataTypes.EmailAddress)]which usually is a string but we’re saying that this is a very specific type of string.They’re both helpful and the UIHint overrides the DataType. So if you have a certain DataType but you want to override the editor for that specific property you can use a UIHint.