MVC 4 Attribute in HTML Helper

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I'm trying to create this Jquery mobile DateBox input:

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<input name="mode1" id="mode1" type="text" data-role="datebox" data-options='{"mode":"calbox", "useNewStyle":true}' />

I want to include the DateGroup in my viewmodel, using a HtmlHelper, but it won't work. This is what I've tried, but it wont render:

C#

@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Date,
                       new Dictionary<string, object> {
                                                          { "data-role", "datebox" },
                                                          { "data-options", "'mode':'calbox', 'useNewStyle':true" },
                                                      })

Does anyone have an idea of how this can be resolved?

Thanks,
Sunker

Posted 9-Sep-12 9:55am

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Karthik. A · Answer 1 · 2012-09-10T06:12:00

Try the following, it works :) Note data_role instead of date-role.

HTML

@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Name, new { @data_role = "datebox", @data_options = "'mode':'calbox', 'useNewStyle':true"  })

Also, I tried your way, w/ a dictionary, even that renders. I am not sure why it does not for you. One thing to note in both cases is that the ' (single-quote) in data-options is encoded, which you may have to decode.

Can you elaborate on your statement given below?

I want to include the DateGroup in my viewmodel, using a HtmlHelper, but it won't work