Working with Macro Parameters – Razor approach

As we know we can supply values for parameters on Macros. When we insert a macro onto a template, we are prompted to supply the values for the parameters. Here I would like to show you that we can also do this in a Razor script as well.

Let’s say we have a Razor script file called “WelcomeMessage.cshtml” created under the Scripting files and we have a corresponding macro called “Welcome Message Macro”. The duty of our Razor script here is to display a Welcome message. Well, we have set a macro parameter called “AttendeeName” which accepts a name when inserted on a template. Now we need to modify our welcome message to display as “Welcome [AttendeeName], have a nice time here!!!”. Here in the given message [AttendeeName] should be replaced by the value assigned as a macro parameter.

This can be easily implemented in Razor script. In order to implement this, we need to make use of the following syntax in Razor scripts as follows

@Parameter.AliasName (please note this is not case sensitive)

So in our scenario, the whole Razor script would be as given below

Welcome @Parameter.AttendeeName, have a nice time here !!!

So guys have fun with Razor :-)

Access Property Data in Umbraco – Razor approach

In my last post I had discussed about Razor in Umbraco. Now let me share more about the implementation part of Razor in Umbraco. As we know Razor can be used in scenarios where we had used XSLT.

Here I would like to use Razor syntax to access document property data in Umbraco. We have a variable called @Model in Razor which is equivalent to the $currentPage in XSLT. Similarly we can use Razor to access all the properties like .Name , .Url ,.Level , .Id etc using @Model. Also we have option to access the custom property associated with a document type.

We can write Razor syntax in two modes i.e. Inline Razor approach or dedicated approach. Inline Razor approach is the style of writing the Razor syntax in line with the HTML snippets inside a template. While dedicated Razor approach refers to the style of writing Razor snippets separately under the scripting files. Then we associate this to a Macro and insert it onto the template.

Let me write a Razor snippet to access the property data in Umbraco, it will display the Name and Url of the page.

Now similarly we can access the Custom properties as well. Let’s have the following code snippet which access a Custom property called “myProperty”

So we have learned a bit on how to access property data using Razor syntax. I believe all C# folks would like this approach as they can do the similar things as fast as it is done in XSLT approach.