maxlength attribute of a text box from the DataAnnotations StringLength in Asp.Net MVC

If you're using unobtrusive validation, you can handle this client side as well:

$(document).ready(function ()
{
    $("input[data-val-length-max]").each(function ()
    {
        var $this = $(this);
        var data = $this.data();
        $this.attr("maxlength", data.valLengthMax);
    });
});

I am not aware of any way to achieve this without resorting to reflection. You could write a helper method:

public static MvcHtmlString CustomTextBoxFor<TModel, TProperty>(
    this HtmlHelper<TModel> htmlHelper, 
    Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> expression, 
    object htmlAttributes
)
{
    var member = expression.Body as MemberExpression;
    var stringLength = member.Member
        .GetCustomAttributes(typeof(StringLengthAttribute), false)
        .FirstOrDefault() as StringLengthAttribute;

    var attributes = (IDictionary<string, object>)new RouteValueDictionary(htmlAttributes);
    if (stringLength != null)
    {
        attributes.Add("maxlength", stringLength.MaximumLength);
    }
    return htmlHelper.TextBoxFor(expression, attributes);
}

which you could use like this:

<%= Html.CustomTextBoxFor(model => model.Address1, new { @class = "text long" })%>

I use the CustomModelMetaDataProvider to achieve this

Step 1. Add New CustomModelMetadataProvider class

public class CustomModelMetadataProvider : DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider
{   
    protected override ModelMetadata CreateMetadata(
        IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes,
        Type containerType,
        Func<object> modelAccessor,
        Type modelType,
        string propertyName)
    {
        ModelMetadata metadata = base.CreateMetadata(attributes,
            containerType,
            modelAccessor,
            modelType,
            propertyName);

        //Add MaximumLength to metadata.AdditionalValues collection
        var stringLengthAttribute = attributes.OfType<StringLengthAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
        if (stringLengthAttribute != null)
            metadata.AdditionalValues.Add("MaxLength", stringLengthAttribute.MaximumLength);

        return metadata;
    }
}

Step 2. In Global.asax Register the CustomModelMetadataProvider

protected void Application_Start()
{
    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
    RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    ModelMetadataProviders.Current = new CustomModelMetadataProvider();
}

Step 3. In Views/Shared/EditorTemplates Add a partial view called String.ascx

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
<%if (!ViewData.ModelMetadata.AdditionalValues.ContainsKey("MaxLength")) { %>
    <%: Html.TextBox("", ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue,  new { @class = "text-box single-line" }) %>
<% } else {
    int maxLength = (int)ViewData.ModelMetadata.AdditionalValues["MaxLength"];
    %>
    <%: Html.TextBox("", ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue, new { @class = "text-box single-line", MaxLength = maxLength  })%>
<% } %>

Done...

Edit. The Step 3 can start to get ugly if you want to add more stuff to the textbox. If this is your case you can do the following:

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
<%
    IDictionary<string, object> Attributes = new Dictionary<string, object>();
    if (ViewData.ModelMetadata.AdditionalValues.ContainsKey("MaxLength")) {
        Attributes.Add("MaxLength", (int)ViewData.ModelMetadata.AdditionalValues["MaxLength"]);
    }
    if (ViewData.ContainsKey("style")) {
        Attributes.Add("style", (string)ViewData["style"]);
    }
    if (ViewData.ContainsKey("title")) {
        Attributes.Add("title", (string)ViewData["title"]);
    }
%>
<%: Html.TextBox("", ViewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue, Attributes)%>