Sitecore Glass Mapper Link Field cannot be edit by Page Editor Mode

Question

Hi I'm currently using Sitecore 8.1 update 1 with MVC5.2.3 and Glass Mapper. I'm having some issues with the Glass Mapper link field. I have created a template which is derived from Standard Rendering Parameters template in which I have used Sitecore General Link field. Also I have created Model for that:

My model:

[SitecoreType(TemplateId = "{912B074D-F8BA-4AA7-9276-016515A1ACE8}")]
public class RelatedArticleParams
{
     [SitecoreId]
     public virtual Guid Id { get; set; }

     public virtual string HeaderText { get; set; }

     [SitecoreField(FieldType = SitecoreFieldType.GeneralLink)]
     public Link Link { get; set; }
}

My View:

@{
    var parameters = GetRenderingParameters<RelatedArticleParams>();
}
<a href="@parameters.Link.Url" class="linkdark">@parameters.Text</a>

Everything is fine if I add the link from presentation details at Sitecore backend. But when I click on this component at Sitecore Page Experience Editor and insert link to Rendering Parameters, then it will give An error occurred red line indication at top of the page. I cant insert link from Page Editor mode.

Please help me in this issue whether it is Glass Mapper bug or I am making any mistake ??

Thanks. Will appreciate your suggestions.

Are there any errors in your log files? Check the browser console and the AJAX/xhr calls that are made and check the messages of the response to tell us what error is being thrown. — jammykam
Your RelatedArticleParams class has a HeaderText property, but your view uses @parameters.Text. Was this just a typo when creating the SO question or is that the real code? — Ben Golden

LonghornTaco LonghornTaco · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-26T01:46:18

Another option is to do it in code.

public class MyViewModel
{
    public HtmlString MyLink { get; set; }
}
public class MyController : Controller
{
    private readonly IGlassHtml _glassHtmlHelper;
    public void MyController()
    {
        _glassHtmlHelper = new GlassHtml(new SitecoreContext());
    }
    public ViewResult MyControllerAction()
    {
        var viewModel = new MyViewModel();
        //Get your item
        viewModel.MyLink = new HtmlString(_glassHtmlHelper.RenderLink<RelatedArticleParams>(contentItem, x => x.Link, isEditable: true));
        return View(viewModel);
    }
}

Then, in your markup, all you have to do is:

@model MyViewModel
<div>
    @Model.MyLink
</div>

Sitecore Glass Mapper Link Field cannot be edit by Page Editor Mode

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