Question

I have the following code:

<div class="editor-field">

<%: Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.MyId) %>

<%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.MyId) %>
</div>

The ‘MyId’ property of the model is of type integer.

When the form is in ‘Create’ mode, MyId value is 0. How can I, prevent 0 displaying and rather render the textbox with an empty string / blank / no value?

I have tried various forms of String.Format without success.

Answer 1

Maybe you could use the TextBox() method instead, which allows you to specify the value to be shown:

<%: Html.TextBox("MyId", model.MyId == 0 ? "" : model.MyId.ToString()) %>