Question

I’m using this code on an email field:

    [Required]
    [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
    [Display(Name = "Email address")]
    public string Email { get; set; }

[DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)] does not work (validation does not occur no at a server not on the client side).

I am not sure if I should implement myself a Custom Attribute or I can use one included with MVC 3.

Could you please suggest me a solution for creating a custom attribute in case I need to.

I read also about some additional extensions, example
http://nuget.org/packages/DataAnnotationsExtensions.MVC3

Would you suggest it to me?

Answer 1

At the moment I have solved my problem using
DataAnnotationsExtensions

it just works, you add their library with NuGet

using DataAnnotationsExtensions;


[Required]
    [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
    [Email]
    public string Email { get; set; }