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Static Components

StaticLabelTagHelper

Inherits: TagHelper HTML Target: <label>

StaticLabelTagHelper is the tag helper that powers static-for on <label> elements. It populates the for attribute and the label content using the doubly-wrapped ModelExpression produced by a headless component.

This tag helper is used declaratively — apply the static-for attribute on a <label> inside a Razor template for a headless input or label component.

Namespace

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TechGems.StaticComponents.Headless.TagHelpers

HTML Target Element

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<label static-for="@Model.InputExpression"></label>

Usage

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<label static-for="@Model.InputExpression" class="…"></label>

Public Properties

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StaticFor

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[HtmlAttributeName("static-for")]
public ModelExpression StaticFor { get; set; }

The outer ModelExpression — its .ModelExplorer.Model is expected to be another ModelExpression bound to the consumer’s actual property.

LabelContent

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[HtmlAttributeNotBound]
public string LabelContent { get; }

The text rendered inside the <label>. Resolves to the inner property’s [DisplayName] if present, otherwise the inner property’s name, otherwise an empty string.

Behavior

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When processed, the tag helper:

  1. Sets the for attribute to the inner expression’s Name.
  2. Sets the label’s text content to LabelContent.
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