WebGrid and EF4 Attributes

Question

Can I use DataAnnotations attributes with the MVC3 WebGrid extension?

I use some DataAnnotations EF4 attributes, such as [ScaffoldColumn (true)] and [Display (Description = "Name", Prompt = "Enter name", ShortName = "Name")]. But this does not affect WebGrid.

So, how can I use DataAnnotations attributes using WebGrid, if possible?

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UPDATE OK, Darin Dimitrov answers my question. And couse is +1. But MVCContrib is much better for work than WebGrid. It is my choice.

Answer 1

WebGrid Helper does not use DataAnnotations. You can customize the columns and use the editor / display templates in them if you want these attributes to have some kind of effect. You can also have something among the lines:

@{ var grid = new WebGrid(Model); } @grid.GetHtml( columns: ViewData .ModelMetadata .Properties .Single() .Properties .Select( p => grid.Column( columnName: p.PropertyName, header: p.ShortDisplayName ) ) )