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Damion 96 posts 331 karma points

Apr 01, 2019 @ 15:34
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text from custom content always null in my code
In the controller code below I have an image coming from a media picker and a string from a textbox, both name exactly as they are below.

When I put a breakpoint on the code I can get the image url no problem but the description is always null, even though I can see it when I drill down in the model. Should I be doing it differently for a string value?
```
var mainImage = page.Value<IPublishedContent>("mainImage");
var description = page.Value<IPublishedContent>("description"); 
model.Add(new MyModel(mainImage.Url,  description.ToString());
```
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Alex Skrypnyk 6163 posts 24143 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Apr 01, 2019 @ 15:35

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Hi Damion

Yes, Description should be another type, is it multiline text box property editor? RTE?

Thanks,

Alex

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Alex Skrypnyk 6163 posts 24143 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Apr 01, 2019 @ 15:35

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Try "string".

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Damion 96 posts 331 karma points

Apr 01, 2019 @ 15:40

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you mean string instead of a var? That results in the error

'Cannot implicitly convert type 'Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent.IPublishedContent' to 'string''

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Alex Skrypnyk 6163 posts 24143 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Apr 01, 2019 @ 15:45
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no, like this:
```
var description = page.Value<string>("description"); 
```
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Damion 96 posts 331 karma points

Apr 01, 2019 @ 15:47

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excellent, thanks!

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