DisplayNameExtensions::DisplayNameFor<TModel, TValue> Method (HtmlHelper<IEnumerable<TModel>>, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>>)

Gets the display name for the model.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc.Html
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
generic<typename TModel, typename TValue>
static MvcHtmlString^ DisplayNameFor(
	HtmlHelper<IEnumerable<TModel>^>^ html, 
	Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>^>^ expression
)

Type Parameters

TModel

The type of the model.

TValue

The type of the value.

Parameters

html
Type: System.Web.Mvc::HtmlHelper<IEnumerable<TModel>>

The HTML helper instance that this method extends.

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions::Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>>

An expression that identifies the object that contains the display name.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc::MvcHtmlString
The display name for the model.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper<IEnumerable<TModel>>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.108).aspx or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.108).aspx.
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