DataTypeService

The DataTypeService acts as a "gateway" to Umbraco data for operations which are related to DataTypes and DataTypeDefinitions.

Browse the API documentation for IDataTypeService.

• Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services

• Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

All samples in this document will require references to the following dll:

• Umbraco.Core.dll

All samples in this document will require the following using statements:

using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;

For Razor views:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services

Getting the service

Dependency Injection

If you wish to use the Data Type service in a class, you need to specify the IDataTypeService interface in your constructor:

public class MyClass
{
    private IDataTypeService _dataTypeService;

    public MyClass(IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
    {
        _dataTypeService = dataTypeService;
    }
}

In Razor views, you can access the Data Type service through the @inject directive:

@inject IDataTypeService DataTypeService