Example
/// <summary>
/// Gets displayName from DataAnnotations attribute
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TModel"></typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TProperty"></typeparam>
/// <param name="htmlHelper"></param>
/// <param name="expression"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static MvcHtmlString GetDisplayName<TModel, TProperty>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> expression)
{
var metaData = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(expression, htmlHelper.ViewData);
var value = metaData.DisplayName ?? (metaData.PropertyName ?? ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression));
return MvcHtmlString.Create(value);
}
