Html.NameFor MVC5 Example

In this tutorial, you will learn:

What is Html.NameFor helper method?
How to Use Html.NameFor Method in MVC?
Programming Example

Html.NameFor extension method prints the name of model properties.

Example:

Model: UserModel.cs

namespace HtmlHelperDemo.Models
{
    public class UserModel
    {
        public string UserName { get; set; }  
        public int Age { get; set; }             
        public string City { get; set; }
    }
}

View: Index.cshtml

@using HtmlHelperDemo.Models
@model UserModel

<h1>Html.BeginFor Example</h1>

@using (Html.BeginForm("Index", "Home", FormMethod.Post))
{
    <strong>@Html.NameFor(m => m.UserName)</strong> @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.UserName)<br />
    <strong>@Html.NameFor(m => m.Age)</strong> @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Age)<br />
    <strong>@Html.NameFor(m => m.City)</strong> @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.City)<br />

    <input id = "Submit" type = "submit" value = "submit" />
}

Output