Textbox

How to use the TextBox property editors in Umbraco CMS.

Alias: Umbraco.Textbox

Returns: String

Textbox is an HTML input control for text. It can be configured to have a fixed character limit. The default maximum amount of characters is 512 unless it's specifically changed to a lower amount.

Data Type Definition Example

Textbox Data Type Definition

Content Example

Without a character limit

Textbox Content Example

With a character limit

Textbox Content Example Without a Character Limit

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@{
    // Perform an null-check on the field with alias 'pageTitle'
    if (Model.HasValue("pageTitle")){
        // Print the value of the field with alias 'pageTitle'
        <p>@(Model.Value("pageTitle"))</p>
    }
}

With Modelsbuilder

@{
    // Perform an null-check on the field with alias 'pageTitle'
    @if (!Model.HasValue(Model.PageTitle))
    {
        // Print the value of the field with alias 'pageTitle'
        <p>@Model.PageTitle</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 = new Guid("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 'pageTitle'
    content.SetValue("pageTitle", "Umbraco Demo");

    // 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The following example uses IPublishedSnapshotAccessor, which is obsolete in Umbraco 15 and will be removed in a future version.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.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'pageTitle'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.PageTitle).Alias, "Umbraco Demo");
}