Using html helpers in Razor web helper

Question

I am trying to create a razor web helper something like this

@helper DisplayForm() {    
    @Html.EditorForModel();    
}

But this gives the error "CS0103: The name 'Html' does not exist in the current context".

Is there any way to reference html helpers within web helpers?

Answer 1

Razor inline WebHelper is generate static method.

So can not access instance member.

@helper DisplayForm(HtmlHelper html){
    @html.DisplayForModel()
}

How about this?

Answer 2

Declarative helpers in Razor are static methods. You could pass the Html helper as argument:

@helper DisplayForm(HtmlHelper html) {
    @html.EditorForModel(); 
}

@DisplayForm(Html)