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user1161137
user1161137

Reputation: 1117

Conditional Html attribute using razor @html helpers

I'm trying to add a disable attribute to the html that is generated via @html helper functions but can't seem to get something working that works in the attrib parameters of the html helper. what i have below will still write disabled for the html... but i can't remove it cause then the helper doesn't work.

i have a variable defined: 

@{ var displayItem = (Model.TypeId == 100) }

@Html.TextBox("listitem", "", new {@class = "form-control", @disabled = (@displayItem ? "" : "disabled")})

but because i have to list the parameter @disabled, that produces html like this: 

<input class="form-control"  disabled="" id="listitem" name="listitem"  type="text" value="" />

because disabled is listed it disables the input. but the html helper doesn't work unless i give it a parameter name.

How to write the disabled in the parameter list so that disabled doesn't show at all if it's not supposed to be disabled?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2827

Answers (2)

Dave de Jong
Dave de Jong

Reputation: 1025

You also can use a Dictionary<string, object> and pass that to the html helper:

@{
    var attributes = new Dictionary<string, object>
    {
        { "class", "form-control" }
    };

    if (Model.TypeId == 100)
    {
        attributes.Add("disabled", "disabled");
    }
}

@Html.TextBox("listitem", "", attributes)

Upvotes: 3

user3559349
user3559349

Reputation:

You can use 

@{ var displayItem = (Model.TypeId == 100) }
@Html.TextBox("listitem", "", displayItem ? (object)new { @class = "form-control", disabled = "disabled" } : (object)new { @class = "form-control"});

or

@{
    var attributes = Model.TypeId == 100 ? (object)new { @class = "form-control", disabled = "disabled" } : (object)new { @class = "form-control"});
}
@Html.TextBox("listitem", "", attributes)

or a simple if block

@(if Model.TypeId == 100)
{
    @Html.TextBox("listitem", "", new {@class = "form-control", disabled = "disabled" })
}
else
{
    @Html.TextBox("listitem", "", new {@class = "form-control" })
}

Note that the value of disabled controls are not submitted, so a readonly attribute may be more appropriate

Upvotes: 3

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