[asp.net-mvc-3] MVC3 EditorFor readOnly

Here's how I do it:

Model:

[ReadOnly(true)]
public string Email { get { return DbUser.Email; } }

View:

@Html.TheEditorFor(x => x.Email)

Extension:

namespace System.Web.Mvc
{
    public static class CustomExtensions
    {
        public static MvcHtmlString TheEditorFor<TModel, TProperty>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> expression, object htmlAttributes = null)
        {
            return iEREditorForInternal(htmlHelper, expression, HtmlHelper.AnonymousObjectToHtmlAttributes(htmlAttributes));
        }

        private static MvcHtmlString iEREditorForInternal<TModel, TProperty>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> expression, IDictionary<string, object> htmlAttributes)
        {
            if (htmlAttributes == null) htmlAttributes = new Dictionary<string, object>();

            TagBuilder builder = new TagBuilder("div");
            builder.MergeAttributes(htmlAttributes);

            var metadata = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(expression, htmlHelper.ViewData);


            string labelHtml = labelHtml = Html.LabelExtensions.LabelFor(htmlHelper, expression).ToHtmlString();

            if (metadata.IsRequired)
                labelHtml = Html.LabelExtensions.LabelFor(htmlHelper, expression, new { @class = "required" }).ToHtmlString();


            string editorHtml = Html.EditorExtensions.EditorFor(htmlHelper, expression).ToHtmlString();

            if (metadata.IsReadOnly)
                editorHtml = Html.DisplayExtensions.DisplayFor(htmlHelper, expression).ToHtmlString();


            string validationHtml = Html.ValidationExtensions.ValidationMessageFor(htmlHelper, expression).ToHtmlString();

            builder.InnerHtml = labelHtml + editorHtml + validationHtml;

            return new MvcHtmlString(builder.ToString(TagRenderMode.Normal));
        }
    }
}

Of course my editor is doing a bunch more stuff, like adding a label, adding a required class to that label as necessary, adding a DisplayFor if the property is ReadOnly EditorFor if its not, adding a ValidateMessageFor and finally wrapping all of that in a Div that can have Html Attributes assigned to it... my Views are super clean.

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