Question

I have created a custom editor template for DateTimeOffset:

@model DateTimeOffset
<div>
    @Html.LabelFor(m => Model)
    @Html.TextBoxFor(m => Model)
</div>

It is used via standard API:

@Html.EditorFor(m => m.DateTimeOffsetField)

I have noticed the label that gets created has text Model:

<label for="DateTimeOffsetField">Model</label>

Also, Required field validator refers to the generated field as “Model” in the error message:

Please enter Model

I assume that because the internal metadata provider is no longer aware of the original model and just knows about the new DateTimeOffset model.

How should this be handled?
Is there a different overload I can use or should I use a lower-level API (e.g. @Html.Label)?

Answer 1

You should pass m => m, using the parameter instead of the Model property.