I have modified Alexandr code a bit with lambda expression, in case anyone needed the lambda expression.
usage:
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Property , new { @class = "bigFont" })
code:
public static MvcHtmlString LabelFor(
this HtmlHelper htmlHelper,
Expression> expression, Object htmlAttributes)
{
var metadata = ModelMetadata.FromLambdaExpression(expression, htmlHelper.ViewData);
var innerText = metadata.DisplayName ?? metadata.PropertyName;
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(innerText))
{
return MvcHtmlString.Empty;
}
var tagBuilder = new TagBuilder("label");
tagBuilder.Attributes.Add("for", TagBuilder.CreateSanitizedId(htmlHelper.ViewContext.ViewData.TemplateInfo.GetFullHtmlFieldName(metadata.PropertyName)));
tagBuilder.MergeAttributes(new RouteValueDictionary(htmlAttributes));
tagBuilder.SetInnerText(innerText);
return new MvcHtmlString(tagBuilder.ToString(TagRenderMode.Normal));
}