Strings

Write keys, paths, names, aliases, and property values inside double quotation marks.

UmbraScript

set property "pageTitle" of content at "/news/" to "Today's news"

Escape sequences

Use a backslash when a string must contain a quotation mark, backslash, or control character.

Sequence	Value
\"	Double quotation mark
\\	Backslash
\n	Line feed
\r	Carriage return
\t	Tab

For example:

UmbraScript

rename content at "/news/todays-news/" to "Today's \"Top Story\""

An unsupported escape sequence produces diagnostic US1003. A missing closing quotation mark produces US1002.

Property values

Property commands accept the new value as a string, even when the property represents a number or another data type.

UmbraScript

set property "latitude" of content at "/destinations/chicago/" to "41.8781"

The Umbraco property editor determines how the value is stored. Test property updates on representative content before applying them to a selection.