Content Picker

Alias: Umbraco.ContentPicker

Returns: IPublishedContent

The content picker opens a panel to pick a specific page from the content structure. The value saved is the selected nodes UDI

Data Type Definition Example

Content Picker Data Type Definition

Content Example

Content Picker Content

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@{
    IPublishedContent typedContentPicker = Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("featurePicker");
    if (typedContentPicker != null)
    {
        <p>@typedContentPicker.Name</p>
    }
}

With Modelsbuilder

@{
    IPublishedContent typedContentPicker = Model.FeaturePicker;
    if (typedContentPicker != null)
    {
        <p>@typedContentPicker.Name</p>
    }
}

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

The example below demonstrates how to add values programmatically using a Razor view. However, this is used for illustrative purposes only and is not the recommended method for production environments.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;

@inject IContentService Services;
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = Guid.Parse("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Get the page you want to assign to the content picker 
    var page = Umbraco.Content("665d7368-e43e-4a83-b1d4-43853860dc45");
    
    // Create an Udi of the page
    var udi = Udi.Create(Constants.UdiEntityType.Document, page.Key);

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'featurePicker'. 
    content.SetValue("featurePicker", udi.ToString());

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core;

@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'featurePicker'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.FeaturePicker).Alias, udi.ToString());
}