Question

I’m using a model with DataType.EmailAddress. I would like to modify the address link in the run time, however it already has email link automatically that prevents my modification.

@{
    var subject = "";
    if (Model.Name.Length > 30)
    {
        subject = Model.Name.Substring(0, 30) + "...";
    }
    else
    {
        subject = Model.Name;
    }
}
<a href="mailto:@Html.DisplayFor(model => model.email)?subject=Re: @subject">model => model.email</a>

But I got

<a href="mailto:&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:emailaddress&quot;&gt;emailaddress&lt;/a&gt;?subject=Re: subject"><a href="mailto:emailaddress">emailaddress</a></a>

instead of

<a href="mailto:&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:emailaddress&quot;&gt;emailaddress&lt;/a&gt;?subject=Re: subject">emailaddress</a>

Why the email address is converted into link form automatically? And how to stop it? I would like to keep the datatype to use validation though.

Answer 1

You’re trying to print the value of the property: @model.Email.
DisplayFor is not what you want.

Also, you need to URL-encode the subject parameter, including the space after Re:.