How to get current page title from sitemap file?

Question

In my master page (.aspx file) I have this <div> to display the page title:

<div class="header">
<h1> PAGE TITLE GOES HERE </h1>
</div>

I also have a Web.sitemap file that holds the details of some pages (not all of pages in my applications)

What should I put in between <h1></h1> to let the master page dynamically display page title of current page and also if the current page is not in sitemap or doesnt have title then put some default string like "DEFAULT TITLE"

`Title` is a property of [SiteMapNode](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.sitemapnode(v=vs.110).aspx). Have you tried accessing the `SiteMap.CurrentNode`? — MikeSmithDev, Feb 18 '14 at 16:48
@MikeSmithDev I try to put
<%SiteMap.CurrentNode.Title%>
but getting error — Ronaldinho Learn Coding, Feb 18 '14 at 16:51
Likely because `CurrentNode` is null (the url isn't in the sitemap). See my answer below. — MikeSmithDev, Feb 18 '14 at 16:54

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '14 at 16:54

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If you want to be lazy about it and don't care about code in your .aspx file, simply:

<h1><%= SiteMap.CurrentNode != null ? SiteMap.CurrentNode.Title : "not in sitemap!" %></h1>

answered Feb 18 '14 at 16:54

MikeSmithDev

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Yup I am supper lazy and dont want to put a control in between
tag then use if else at code behind. Thank you! I tried to put if else in between <% %> tag and got messed up, this method is much more clear! – Ronaldinho Learn Coding Feb 18 '14 at 17:00
Is the "not lazy" way of doing basically just using `<%: MasterTitle %>` in the aspx, then in the code behind having `MasterTitle { get { SiteMap.CurrentNode != null ? ... } }` – Nol Feb 07 '17 at 23:53
@Nol yes that is one way to do it. Or use a server tag... just keeps front-end a little cleaner. – MikeSmithDev Feb 08 '17 at 01:43

How to get current page title from sitemap file?

<%SiteMap.CurrentNode.Title%>

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