When building web applications, the DisplayFor and EditorFor HTML helpers are extremely useful to quickly build pages from your model. However, sometimes you would like a bit more control over their display.
For example, by default, boolean fields show as a disabled dropdown with the value selected. I would prefer to simply output the value – true or false – as plain text.
In order to replace the template used, first create a folder inside of the Shared folder under Views called DisplayTemplates.
Then create a partial view file matching the name of the data type, in this case Boolean.cshtml
Inside the Boolean.cshtml file, add the following code:
[csharp]
@model Boolean?
@(Model.HasValue? Model.Value.ToString() : "")
[/csharp]
That’s all you need to do. Any views that use DisplayFor on a boolean will pick up the new format automatically.
You can do a lot more than what is shown here. This is a pretty good guide to creating simple and advanced EditorFor templates. The same concepts apply for DisplayFor, just a different folder (DisplayTemplates vs EditorTemplates):
Extending Editor Templates for ASP.NET MVC