Dropdown
Schema Alias: Umbraco.DropDown.Flexible
UI Alias: Umb.PropertyEditorUi.Dropdown
Returns: String
or IEnumerable<string>
Displays a list of preset values. Either a single value or multiple values (formatted as a collection of strings) can be returned.
Settings
Enable multiple choice
If enabled, editors will be able to select multiple values from the dropdown otherwise only a single value can be selected.
Add options
Options are the values which are shown in the dropdown list. You can add, edit, or remove values here.
You can use dictionary items to translate the options in a Dropdown property editor in a multilingual setup. For more details, see the Creating a Multilingual Site article.
Data Type Definition Example
Content Example
Single Value
Multiple Values
MVC View Example
Single item - without Modelsbuilder
Multiple items - without Modelsbuilder
Single item - with Modelsbuilder
Multiple items - 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:
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, which is obsolete in Umbraco 15 and will be removed in a future version.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.
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