>If I type ViewData. I don't get any intellisense, unfortunately :( I am wondering, is there a way to find the type of my model property in this code and if it's numeric type, I want to use my special numeric only textbox class (and input type = "number" - HTML5).
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>I got this idea http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13984602/how-to-make-entry-field-to-allow-numbers-only-using-ef-and-data-annotations and that's what I was thinking yesterday night also myself, but if I can make this EditorFor smarter, I would not need a UIHint.
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>Do you know if this is a doable idea or I should go with a separate Editor? Also, in case of the later idea, how can I use input type="number" instead of @Html.TextBox
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Take a look here for the available properties:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.mvc.modelmetadata(v=vs.108).aspx

Maybe DataTypeName?

For input type="number" you would just put that in your template and not use the built-in helper for @Html.

Or, use a library like this which adds new helpers:

http://mvchtml5.codeplex.com/