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Figure 9-5. The problem with generating labels from property names
The issue is that the property names don’t always make for good labels. This is why I check to see if there is a
DisplayName value available when I generate the form elements, like this:
. . .
@(property.DisplayName ?? property.PropertyName)
. . .
To take advantage of the DisplayName property, I need to apply the Display attribute to the model class, as shown in
Listing 9-13.
Listing 9-13. Applying th e Display attribute to the ShippingDetails.cs File
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
namespace SportsStore.Domain.Entities {
public class ShippingDetails {
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter a name")]
public string Name { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter the first address line")]
[Display(Name="Line 1")]
public string Line1 { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Line 2")]
public string Line2 { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Line 3")]
public string Line3 { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter a city name")]
public string City { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter a state name")]
public string State { get; set; }
public string Zip { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter a country name")]
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