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Created May 28, 2013 12:15
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Because MVC doesnt have an EditorFor input types of files this little trick lets you get around that rather than having to hardcode your input. You change the type of the texbox to be of type file.
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alternative for creating file input types in MVC views
@* the model property for Upload is of type HttpPostedFileBase *@
@* rather than doing having to hardcode <input type="file" name="upload" id="upload" /> *@
@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.Upload, new{type="file"})
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