asp.net mvc - Set Kendo TextboxFor max length -

i want set max length 5 textbox, can please let me know how that.

@(html.kendo().textboxfor(m => m.lstpreemploymentworkflowmodel.middleinitial)) 

i tried doing

@(html.kendo().textboxfor(m => m.lstpreemploymentworkflowmodel.middleinitial).name("middlenm")  $("#firstnm").attr('maxlength','5'); 

but if use .name, null value middle name in controller passed in through model.

i beleive need this:

@html.kendo().textboxfor(m => m.lstpreemploymentworkflowmodel.middleinitial)     .htmlattributes(new { style = "width:50px", @maxlength = "5" }).name("middlenm")