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blackhawk 313 posts 1368 karma points

Jan 25, 2018 @ 16:53
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How can we access document type properties directly on Master.cshtml?
This is probably a simple no answer, but I'm curious anyway....

Under Settings in Backoffice, I created a document type called 'Site Settings'. It is not tied to a template. I have several properties applied to it. Is it possible to access properties directly on Master.cshtml?

For example, I would like to do something like this directly on Master.cshtml...
```
if (Model.HasValue("globalHeadScripts"))
  { 
  <script>
       @Html.Raw(Model.GlobalHeadScripts);
  </script>
  }
```
globalHeadScripts is a property on my Site Settings document type. Is this process possible?

My end goal is to do something like this....
```
+ My site: (this root node is tied to a document type called 'My Site', which is inheriting a composition called 'Site Settings'. I want Master.cshtml to access 'Site Settings' properties. )
    + Home: (child content node of My Site. I will modify its 'Cultures and Hostnames' to be available as the default site when Umbraco loads.)
    + About:
    + Contact us
    + etc....
```
Thanks!
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Alex Skrypnyk 6175 posts 24186 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Jan 25, 2018 @ 17:05

Hi Blackhawk

Yes, it's possible

You have to get Settings node and then something like that:

var settingsNode = Umbraco.TypedContent(settingsNodeId);

if (settingsNode.HasValue("globalHeadScripts"))
{ 
    <script>
        @Html.Raw(settingsNode.GetPropertyValue("GlobalHeadScripts"));
    </script>
}

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Nigel Wilson 945 posts 2077 karma points

Jan 25, 2018 @ 17:14
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Hey

Probably should also include "HasProperty" before checking for a value.
```
if (Model.HasProperty("globalHeadScripts") && Model.HasValue("globalHeadScripts")) {
//do stuff
}
```
Cheers

Nigel
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blackhawk 313 posts 1368 karma points

Jan 25, 2018 @ 17:29

I'm doing the following...

@{

 @*The global script for all pages.*@
var settingsNode = Umbraco.TypedContent(1080);
if (settingsNode.HasProperty("globalHeadScripts") && settingsNode.HasValue("globalHeadScripts"))
{   
<script>
     @Html.Raw(settingsNode.GetPropertyValue("globalHeadScripts"));
</script>
    }
}

...But I'm getting an error...

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. 

    Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

There are no errors when I build my project out of visual studio.

My using statements at the top of my page looks like this...

@using ContentModels = Umbraco.Web.PublishedContentModels;
@using Umbraco.Core
@using Umbraco.Core.Models
@using Umbraco.Core.Services
@inherits UmbracoViewPage
@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage

and my document type looks like this...

enter image description here

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Nigel Wilson 945 posts 2077 karma points

Jan 25, 2018 @ 17:34

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If debugging, do you get a node object when setting settingsNode ?

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blackhawk 313 posts 1368 karma points

Jan 25, 2018 @ 18:03

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I see what I was doing wrong.. I was trying to get the document ID into Umbraco.TypedContent(), when I should of been referencing an id from the content node that is using 'Site Settings' All is good now!

Many many thanks!

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