Using DataFormatString in the DisplayFormat attribute

Hi,

I have the following model in MVC3:

public class ClientFormModel
{
        ...

        [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:n2}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
        public decimal? Salary { get; set; }

        ...
}

As you can see I'm trying to display a decimal with 2 decimal places. However, my view is showing 4 decimal places. View looks as follows:

@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Salary, new { @class = "Textbox" })

Can someone explain how to use DataFormatString properly? Thanks.

Re: Using DataFormatString in the DisplayFormat attribute

Using the EditorFor HtmlHelper may solve your issue:

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:0.00}", ApplyFormatInEditMode=true)]
        public decimal? Salary
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

@Html.EditorFor(m=>m.Salary)