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copied!<p>So let's say I have a small model object that contains a string that's required and has a max length of 50:</p> <pre><code>public class ObjectModel { [Required] [MaxLength(50)] public string Name { get; set; } } </code></pre> <p>I need to create a custom HTML helper where I can pass in a string (in this case, ObjectModel.Name) and if it's required, create an HTML input element with class "required". </p> <p>Right now, I'm trying to work with:</p> <pre><code> public static HtmlString Input(string label) { return new HtmlString("<input type=\"text\" />"); } </code></pre> <p>So in my Razor view, if I do something like <code>@InputHelper.Input(Model.Name)</code>, I can't access the attributes. My question is, how do I structure my HTML helper class to accept a Model property along with its attributes?</p> <p>So I've made further progress, but I'm still not experienced enough to navigate through expressions to get what I want. Right now, I have:</p> <p><code>@InputHelper.Input(m => Model.Title.TitleName, "titlename2", "Title Name")</code> </p> <p>The second and third parameters are irrelevant to this question. And in the helper method, I have:</p> <p><code>public static HtmlString Input(Expression<Func<string, Object>> expression, string id, string label)</code></p> <p>But when I go to debug the code, there are so many objects and properties to sift through that I have no idea where my Required and MaxLength attributes are, if they're even in there. </p>

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