Label

Alias: Umbraco.Label

Returns: String

Label is a non-editable control and can only be used to display a pre-set value.

Data Type Definition Example

Label Data Type definition

Value type

If you want to set a value other than a String, you can define the data using one of the other available Data Types. These include Decimal, Date/time, Time, Integer, and Big integer.

There is also a Value Type: Long string if you need to set a long string value for your Label.

Content Example

Label Content Example

MVC View Example

Without ModelsBuilder

@{
    if (Model.HasValue("pageLabel")){
        <p>@(Model.Value("pageLabel"))</p>
    }
}

With ModelsBuilder

@{
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.PageLabel))
    {
        <p>@Model.PageLabel</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.

@{
    @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

 // Set the value of the property with alias 'pageLabel'. 
 content.SetValue("pageLabel", "A pre-set string value");

 // 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:

The following example uses IPublishedSnapshotAccessor, which is obsolete in Umbraco 15 and will be removed in a future version. For more information, see the Version specific upgrades article.

@{
    @inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'pageLabel'
     content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.MyLabel).Alias, "A Preset string");
}