STRONGLY TYPED HTML HELPERS IN MVC • It enables these helper methods to directly associate with model properties in a strongly typed views. • It provides helper methods that you can use only in strongly typed views.
Following table lists the helper methods that you can use only in strongly typed views:
• Html.LabelFor() o Is the strongly typed version of the Html.Label() helper method that uses a lambda expression as its parameter, which provides compile time checking. • Html.DisplayNameFor() o Is used to display the names of model properties. • Html.DisplayFor() o Is used to display the values of the model properties. • Html.TextBoxFor() o Is the strongly typed version of the Html.TextBox()helper method. • Html.TextAreaFor() o Is the strongly typed version of the Html.TextArea()helper method that generates the same markup as that of the Html.TextArea()helper method. • Html.EditorFor() o Is used to display an editor for the specified model property. • Html.PasswordFor() o Is the strongly typed version of the Html.Password()helper method. • Html.DropDownListFor() o Is the strongly typed version of the Html.DropDownList()helper method that allows selection of a single item.