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
![](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-7580494508826ed5e9bfcd14cbcd9843b46c3912%252FTextbox-Setup.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=3a960b45&sv=1)
Content Example
Without a character limit
![](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-0d11476b79d45c8ecd45c65e191ec9f616ec9ba5%252FTextbox-Content-v8.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=2a8b6db5&sv=1)
With a character limit
![](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-3fac1920ccf3d7b31eaa79cf2b35dda6803b29e8%252FTextbox-Content-Limit-v8.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=f6d877cb&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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