namespace System.Web.Mvc.Html { using System; using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis; using System.Linq.Expressions; public static class DisplayTextExtensions { public static MvcHtmlString DisplayText(this HtmlHelper html, string name) { return DisplayTextHelper(ModelMetadata.FromStringExpression(name, html.ViewContext.ViewData)); } [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures", Justification = "This is an appropriate nesting of generic types")] public static MvcHtmlString DisplayTextFor(this HtmlHelper html, Expression> expression) { return DisplayTextHelper(ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(expression, html.ViewData)); } private static MvcHtmlString DisplayTextHelper(ModelMetadata metadata) { return MvcHtmlString.Create(metadata.SimpleDisplayText); } } }