Document Picker
Alias: Umbraco.ContentPicker
Returns: IPublishedContent
The Document Picker opens a panel to pick a specific page from the content structure. The value saved is the selected nodes UDI.
The Document Picker was formerly known as the Content Picker in version 13 and below.
The renaming is purely a client-side UI change, meaning the property editor still uses the Umbraco.ContentPicker
schema alias.
The change was made as the word Content in the backoffice acts as an umbrella term covering the terms Document, Media, and Member.
Data Type Definition Example
![](https://docs.umbraco.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3701346516-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FG1Byxw7XfiZAj8zDMCTD%252Fuploads%252Fgit-blob-18573dd59d25e5ec35e0810c0077be302c41d3da%252FContent-Picker2-DataType.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=ca6071b8&sv=1)
Document Picker Example
![](https://docs.umbraco.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3701346516-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FG1Byxw7XfiZAj8zDMCTD%252Fuploads%252Fgit-blob-7a5462d5c5f1a627ca5e6080df8923d65ab4f47a%252FContent-Picker-Content-v10.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=51abb94a&sv=1)
MVC View Example
Without Modelsbuilder
With Modelsbuilder
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.
Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:
If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:
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