User Picker
Alias: Umbraco.UserPicker
Returns: IPublishedContent
The user picker opens a panel to pick a specific user from the Users section. The value saved is of type IPublishedContent.

Media Picker Data Type Definition

Member Picker Content
Getting the Value of the property will return the user ID - properties of the User can be accessed by referencing UserService.
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
@inject IUserService UserService;
@{
if (Model.Value("userPicker") != null)
{
var us = UserService;
var username = us.GetUserById(Model.Value<int>("userPicker")).Name;
<p>This is the chosen person: @username</p>
<p>This returns the id value of chosen person: @Model.Value("userPicker")</p>
}
}
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
@inject IUserService UserService;
@{
if (Model.UserPicker != null)
{
var us = UserService;
var user = us.GetUserById((int)Model.UserPicker);
<p>This is the chosen person: @user.Name</p>
<p>This returns the id value of chosen person: @user.Id)</p>
}
}
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.
@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("796a8d5c-b7bb-46d9-bc57-ab834d0d1248");
// 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 'userPicker'. The value is the specific ID of the user
content.SetValue("userPicker", -1);
// 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:
@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{
// Set the value of the property with alias 'userPicker'
content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.UserPicker).Alias, "Umbraco Demo");
}
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