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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions 16/umbraco-cms/reference/querying/umbracohelper.md
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Expand Up @@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ Previously the `UmbracoHelper` could be used to run queries on your content, thi

Returns a dictionary value(`string`) for the key specified.

```html
```cshtml
<p>@Umbraco.GetDictionaryValue("createdOn"): @Model.CreateDate</p>
```

### .GetDictionaryValueOrDefault(string key, string altText)
Alternatively, you can also specify an `altText` which will be returned if the dictionary value is empty.

```html
<p>@Umbraco.GetDictionaryValue("createdOn", "Date Created"): @Model.CreateDate</p>
```cshtml
<p>@Umbraco.GetDictionaryValueOrDefault("createdOn", "Date Created"): @Model.CreateDate</p>
```