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ElementInterface ​

Type
Interface
Namespace
craft\base
Extends
craft\base\ComponentInterface
Implemented by
craft\base\Element, craft\elements\Asset, craft\elements\Category, craft\elements\Entry, craft\elements\GlobalSet, craft\elements\MatrixBlock, craft\elements\Tag, craft\elements\User, craft\models\BaseEntryRevisionModel, craft\models\EntryDraft, craft\models\EntryVersion, craft\test\mockclasses\elements\ExampleElement
Since
3.0.0

ElementInterface defines the common interface to be implemented by element classes.

A class implementing this interface should also use craft\base\ElementTrait.

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
actions()Returns the available element actions for a given source.
afterDelete()Performs actions after an element is deleted.
afterMoveInStructure()Performs actions after an element is moved within a structure.
afterPropagate()Performs actions after an element is fully saved and propagated to other sites.
afterRestore()Performs actions after an element is restored.
afterSave()Performs actions after an element is saved.
beforeDelete()Performs actions before an element is deleted.
beforeMoveInStructure()Performs actions before an element is moved within a structure.
beforeRestore()Performs actions before an element is restored.
beforeSave()Performs actions before an element is saved.
defaultTableAttributes()Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.
displayName()Returns the display name of this class.
eagerLoadingMap()Returns an array that maps source-to-target element IDs based on the given sub-property handle.
exporters()Returns the available export options for a given source.
fieldLayouts()Returns all of the field layouts associated with elements from the given source.
find()Creates an craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface instance for query purpose.
findAll()Returns a list of elements that match the specified ID(s) or a set of element criteria parameters.
findOne()Returns a single element instance by a primary key or a set of element criteria parameters.
findSource()Returns a source definition by a given source key/path and context.
getAncestors()Returns the element’s ancestors.
getAttributeStatus()Returns the status of a given attribute.
getCacheTags()Returns the cache tags that should be cleared when this element is saved.
getCanonical()Returns the canonical version of the element.
getCanonicalId()Returns the element’s canonical ID.
getCanonicalUid()Returns the element’s canonical UUID.
getChildren()Returns the element’s children.
getContentTable()Returns the name of the table this element’s content is stored in.
getCpEditUrl()Returns the element’s edit URL in the control panel.
getCurrentRevision()Returns the element’s current revision, if one exists.
getDescendants()Returns the element’s descendants.
getDirtyAttributes()Returns a list of attribute names that have changed since the element was first loaded.
getDirtyFields()Returns a list of custom field handles that have changed since the element was first loaded.
getEagerLoadedElementCount()Returns the count of eager-loaded elements for a given handle.
getEagerLoadedElements()Returns the eager-loaded elements for a given handle.
getEditorHtml()Returns the HTML for the element’s editor slideout.
getEnabledForSite()Returns whether the element is enabled for the current site.
getFieldColumnPrefix()Returns the field column prefix this element’s content uses.
getFieldContext()Returns the field context this element’s content uses.
getFieldLayout()Returns the field layout used by this element.
getFieldParamNamespace()Returns the namespace used by custom field params on the request.
getFieldValue()Returns the value for a given field.
getFieldValues()Returns the element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles.
getGqlTypeName()Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.
getHasCheckeredThumb()Returns whether the element’s thumbnail should have a checkered background.
getHasDescendants()Returns whether the element has descendants.
getHasRoundedThumb()Returns whether the element’s thumbnail should be rounded.
getHtmlAttributes()Returns any attributes that should be included in the element’s DOM representation in the control panel.
getIsCanonical()Returns whether this is the canonical element.
getIsDeletable()Returns whether the current user can delete the element.
getIsDerivative()Returns whether this is a derivative element, such as a draft or revision.
getIsDraft()Returns whether this is a draft.
getIsEditable()Returns whether the current user can edit the element.
getIsFresh()Returns whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).
getIsHomepage()Returns whether this element represents the site homepage.
getIsRevision()Returns whether this is a revision.
getIsTitleTranslatable()Returns whether the Title field should be shown as translatable in the UI.
getIsUnpublishedDraft()Returns whether the element is an unpublished draft.
getLanguage()Returns the language of the element.
getLink()Returns an anchor pre-filled with this element’s URL and title.
getLocalized()Returns the same element in other locales.
getMetadata()Returns element metadata that can be shown on its edit page or within element editor slideouts.
getModifiedAttributes()Returns the attribute names that have changed for this element.
getModifiedFields()Returns the field handles that have changed for this element.
getNext()Returns the next element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria.
getNextSibling()Returns the element’s next sibling.
getOutdatedAttributes()Returns the attribute names that have been updated on the canonical element since the last time it was merged into this element.
getOutdatedFields()Returns the field handles that have been updated on the canonical element since the last time it was merged into this element.
getParent()Returns the element’s parent.
getParentUri()Returns the parent element’s URI, if there is one.
getPrev()Returns the previous element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria.
getPrevSibling()Returns the element’s previous sibling.
getPreviewTargets()Returns the additional locations that should be available for previewing the element, besides its primary URL.
getRef()Returns the reference string to this element.
getRoute()Returns the route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested.
getSearchKeywords()Returns the search keywords for a given search attribute.
getSerializedFieldValues()Returns an array of the element’s serialized custom field values, indexed by their handles.
getSiblings()Returns all of the element’s siblings.
getSidebarHtml()Returns the HTML for any fields/info that should be shown within the sidebar of element editor slideouts.
getSite()Returns the site the element is associated with.
getStatus()Returns the element’s status.
getSupportedSites()Returns the sites this element is associated with.
getTableAttributeHtml()Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in Table View.
getThumbUrl()Returns the URL to the element’s thumbnail, if there is one.
getTitleTranslationDescription()Returns the description of the Title field’s translation support.
getTitleTranslationKey()Returns the Title’s translation key.
getTotalDescendants()Returns the total number of descendants that the element has.
getUiLabel()Returns what the element should be called within the control panel.
getUriFormat()Returns the URI format used to generate this element’s URI.
getUrl()Returns the element’s full URL.
gqlMutationNameByContext()Returns the GraphQL mutation name by an element's context.
gqlScopesByContext()Returns the GraphQL scopes required by element's context.
gqlTypeNameByContext()Returns the GraphQL type name by an element's context.
hasContent()Returns whether elements of this type will be storing any data in the content table (titles or custom fields).
hasEagerLoadedElements()Returns whether elements have been eager-loaded with a given handle.
hasStatuses()Returns whether elements of this type have statuses.
hasTitles()Returns whether elements of this type have traditional titles.
hasUris()Returns whether elements of this type can have their own slugs and URIs.
indexElementCount()Returns the total number of elements that will be shown on an element index, for the given element query.
indexHtml()Returns the element index HTML.
isAncestorOf()Returns whether this element is an ancestor of another one.
isAttributeDirty()Returns whether an attribute has changed since the element was first loaded.
isAttributeModified()Returns whether an attribute value has changed for this element.
isAttributeOutdated()Returns whether an attribute value has fallen behind the canonical element’s value.
isChildOf()Returns whether this element is a direct child of another one.
isDescendantOf()Returns whether this element is a descendant of another one.
isFieldDirty()Returns whether a custom field value has changed since the element was first loaded.
isFieldEmpty()Returns whether a field is empty.
isFieldModified()Returns whether a field value has changed for this element.
isFieldOutdated()Returns whether a field value has fallen behind the canonical element’s value.
isLocalized()Returns whether elements of this type store content on a per-site basis.
isNextSiblingOf()Returns whether this element is the direct next sibling of another one.
isParentOf()Returns whether this element is a direct parent of another one.
isPrevSiblingOf()Returns whether this element is the direct previous sibling of another one.
isSelectable()Returns whether the component should be selectable in component Type selects.
isSiblingOf()Returns whether this element is a sibling of another one.
lowerDisplayName()Returns the lowercase version of displayName().
markAsClean()Resets the record of dirty attributes and fields.
markAsDirty()Marks all fields and attributes as dirty.
mergeCanonicalChanges()Merges changes from the canonical element into this one.
offsetExists()Treats custom fields as array offsets.
pluralDisplayName()Returns the plural version of displayName().
pluralLowerDisplayName()Returns the plural, lowercase version of displayName().
refHandle()Returns the handle that should be used to refer to this element type from reference tags.
searchableAttributes()Defines which element attributes should be searchable.
setCanonical()Sets the canonical version of the element.
setCanonicalId()Sets the element’s canonical ID.
setDirtyAttributes()Sets the list of dirty attribute names.
setEagerLoadedElementCount()Sets the count of eager-loaded elements for a given handle.
setEagerLoadedElements()Sets some eager-loaded elements on a given handle.
setEnabledForSite()Sets whether the element is enabled for the current site.
setFieldParamNamespace()Sets the namespace used by custom field params on the request.
setFieldValue()Sets the value for a given field.
setFieldValues()Sets the element’s custom field values.
setFieldValuesFromRequest()Sets the element’s custom field values, when the values have come from post data.
setIsFresh()Sets whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).
setNext()Sets the default next element.
setParent()Sets the element’s parent.
setPrev()Sets the default previous element.
setRevisionCreatorId()Sets the revision creator ID to be saved.
setRevisionNotes()Sets the revision notes to be saved.
setUiLabel()Defines what the element should be called within the control panel.
sortOptions()Returns the sort options for the element type.
sourcePath()Returns the source path for a given source key, step key, and context.
sources()Returns the source definitions that elements of this type may belong to.
statuses()Returns all of the possible statuses that elements of this type may have.
tableAttributes()Defines all of the available columns that can be shown in table views.
trackChanges()Returns whether Craft should keep track of attribute and custom field changes made to this element type, including when the last time they were changed, and who was logged-in at the time.

actions() ​

Returns the available element actions for a given source.

The actions can be represented by their fully qualified class name, a config array with the class name set to a type key, or by an instantiated element action object.

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Element types that extend craft\base\Element should override craft\base\Element::defineActions() instead of this method.

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Arguments ​

  • $source (string) – The selected source’s key.

Returns ​

array – The available element actions.

afterDelete() ​

Performs actions after an element is deleted.

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afterMoveInStructure() ​

Performs actions after an element is moved within a structure.

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Arguments ​

  • $structureId (integer) – The structure ID

afterPropagate() ​

Since
3.2.0

Performs actions after an element is fully saved and propagated to other sites.

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This will get called regardless of whether $propagate is true or false for craft\services\Elements::saveElement().

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Arguments ​

  • $isNew (boolean) – Whether the element is brand new

afterRestore() ​

Since
3.1.0

Performs actions after an element is restored.

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afterSave() ​

Performs actions after an element is saved.

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Arguments ​

  • $isNew (boolean) – Whether the element is brand new

beforeDelete() ​

Performs actions before an element is deleted.

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether the element should be deleted

beforeMoveInStructure() ​

Performs actions before an element is moved within a structure.

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Arguments ​

  • $structureId (integer) – The structure ID

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the element should be moved within the structure

beforeRestore() ​

Since
3.1.0

Performs actions before an element is restored.

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether the element should be restored

beforeSave() ​

Performs actions before an element is saved.

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Arguments ​

  • $isNew (boolean) – Whether the element is brand new

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the element should be saved

defaultTableAttributes() ​

Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.

This method should return an array where each element in the array maps to one of the keys of the array returned by tableAttributes().

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Arguments ​

  • $source (string) – The selected source’s key

Returns ​

string[] – The table attribute keys

eagerLoadingMap() ​

Returns an array that maps source-to-target element IDs based on the given sub-property handle.

This method aids in the eager-loading of elements when performing an element query. The returned array should contain the following keys:

  • elementType – the fully qualified class name of the element type that should be eager-loaded
  • map – an array of element ID mappings, where each element is a sub-array with source and target keys.
  • criteria (optional) – Any criteria parameters that should be applied to the element query when fetching the eager-loaded elements.
php
use craft\db\Query;
use craft\helpers\ArrayHelper;

public static function eagerLoadingMap(array $sourceElements, string $handle) {
    switch ($handle) {
        case 'author':
            $bookIds = ArrayHelper::getColumn($sourceElements, 'id');
            $map = (new Query)
                ->select(['source' => 'id', 'target' => 'authorId'])
                ->from('{{%books}}')
                ->where(['id' => $bookIds)
                ->all();
            return [
                'elementType' => \my\plugin\Author::class,
                'map' => $map,
            ];
        case 'bookClubs':
            $bookIds = ArrayHelper::getColumn($sourceElements, 'id');
            $map = (new Query)
                ->select(['source' => 'bookId', 'target' => 'clubId'])
                ->from('{{%bookclub_books}}')
                ->where(['bookId' => $bookIds)
                ->all();
            return [
                'elementType' => \my\plugin\BookClub::class,
                'map' => $map,
            ];
        default:
            return parent::eagerLoadMap($sourceElements, $handle);
    }
}

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Arguments ​

  • $sourceElements (craft\base\ElementInterface[]) – An array of the source elements
  • $handle (string) – The property handle used to identify which target elements should be included in the map

Returns ​

array, false, null – The eager-loading element ID mappings, false if no mappings exist, or null if the result should be ignored

exporters() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns the available export options for a given source.

The exporters can be represented by their fully qualified class name, a config array with the class name set to a type key, or by an instantiated element exporter object.

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Element types that extend craft\base\Element should override craft\base\Element::defineExporters() instead of this method.

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Arguments ​

  • $source (string) – The selected source’s key.

Returns ​

array – The available element exporters.

fieldLayouts() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns all of the field layouts associated with elements from the given source.

This is used to determine which custom fields should be included in the element index sort menu, and other things.

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Arguments ​

  • $source (string) – The selected source’s key

Returns ​

craft\models\FieldLayout[]

find() ​

Creates an craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface instance for query purpose.

The returned craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface instance can be further customized by calling methods defined in craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface before one() or all() is called to return populated craft\base\ElementInterface instances. For example,

php
// Find the entry whose ID is 5
$entry = Entry::find()->id(5)->one();
// Find all assets and order them by their filename:
$assets = Asset::find()
    ->orderBy('filename')
    ->all();

If you want to define custom criteria parameters for your elements, you can do so by overriding this method and returning a custom query class. For example,

php
class Product extends Element
{
    public static function find()
    {
        // use ProductQuery instead of the default ElementQuery
        return new ProductQuery(get_called_class());
    }
}

You can also set default criteria parameters on the ElementQuery if you don’t have a need for a custom query class. For example,

php
class Customer extends ActiveRecord
{
    public static function find()
    {
        return parent::find()->limit(50);
    }
}

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Returns ​

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The newly created craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface instance.

findAll() ​

Returns a list of elements that match the specified ID(s) or a set of element criteria parameters.

The method accepts:

  • an int: query by a single ID value and return an array containing the corresponding element (or an empty array if not found).
  • an array of integers: query by a list of ID values and return the corresponding elements (or an empty array if none was found). Note that an empty array will result in an empty result as it will be interpreted as a search for primary keys and not an empty set of element criteria parameters.
  • an array of name-value pairs: query by a set of parameter values and return an array of elements matching all of them (or an empty array if none was found).

Note that this method will automatically call the all() method and return an array of \craft\base\Element instances. For example,

php
// find the entries whose ID is 10
$entries = Entry::findAll(10);
// the above code is equivalent to:
$entries = Entry::find()->id(10)->all();
// find the entries whose ID is 10, 11 or 12.
$entries = Entry::findAll([10, 11, 12]);
// the above code is equivalent to:
$entries = Entry::find()->id([10, 11, 12]])->all();
// find users whose email ends in "example.com"
$users = User::findAll(['email' => '*example.com']);
// the above code is equivalent to:
$users = User::find()->email('*example.com')->all();

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Arguments ​

  • $criteria (mixed) – The element ID, an array of IDs, or a set of element criteria parameters

Returns ​

static[] – An array of Element instances, or an empty array if nothing matches.

findOne() ​

Returns a single element instance by a primary key or a set of element criteria parameters.

The method accepts:

  • an int: query by a single ID value and return the corresponding element (or null if not found).
  • an array of name-value pairs: query by a set of parameter values and return the first element matching all of them (or null if not found).

Note that this method will automatically call the one() method and return an \craft\base\Element instance. For example,

php
// find a single entry whose ID is 10
$entry = Entry::findOne(10);
// the above code is equivalent to:
$entry = Entry::find->id(10)->one();
// find the first user whose email ends in "example.com"
$user = User::findOne(['email' => '*example.com']);
// the above code is equivalent to:
$user = User::find()->email('*example.com')->one();

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Arguments ​

  • $criteria (mixed) – The element ID or a set of element criteria parameters

Returns ​

static, null – Element instance matching the condition, or null if nothing matches.

findSource() ​

Since
3.8.0

Returns a source definition by a given source key/path and context.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

array, null

getAncestors() ​

Returns the element’s ancestors.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, static[]

getAttributeStatus() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns the status of a given attribute.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

array, null

getCacheTags() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns the cache tags that should be cleared when this element is saved.

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Returns ​

string[]

getCanonical() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the canonical version of the element.

If this is a draft or revision, the canonical element will be returned.

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Arguments ​

  • $anySite (boolean) – Whether the canonical element can be retrieved in any site

Returns ​

static

getCanonicalId() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the element’s canonical ID.

If this is a draft or revision, the canonical element’s ID will be returned.

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Returns ​

integer, null

getCanonicalUid() ​

Since
3.7.11

Returns the element’s canonical UUID.

If this is a draft or revision, the canonical element’s UUID will be returned.

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Returns ​

string, null

getChildren() ​

Returns the element’s children.

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Returns ​

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, static[]

getContentTable() ​

Returns the name of the table this element’s content is stored in.

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Returns ​

string

getCpEditUrl() ​

Returns the element’s edit URL in the control panel.

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Returns ​

string, null

getCurrentRevision() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns the element’s current revision, if one exists.

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Returns ​

static, null

getDescendants() ​

Returns the element’s descendants.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, static[]

getDirtyAttributes() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns a list of attribute names that have changed since the element was first loaded.

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Returns ​

string[]

getDirtyFields() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns a list of custom field handles that have changed since the element was first loaded.

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Returns ​

string[]

getEagerLoadedElementCount() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns the count of eager-loaded elements for a given handle.

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Arguments ​

  • $handle (string) – The handle of the eager-loaded elements

Returns ​

integer – The eager-loaded element count

getEagerLoadedElements() ​

Returns the eager-loaded elements for a given handle.

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Arguments ​

  • $handle (string) – The handle of the eager-loaded elements

Returns ​

craft\base\ElementInterface[], null – The eager-loaded elements, or null if they hadn't been eager-loaded

getEditorHtml() ​

DEPRECATED

Deprecated in 3.7.0. Use getSidebarHtml() or getMetadata() instead.

Returns the HTML for the element’s editor slideout.

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Returns ​

string – The HTML for the editor slideout

getEnabledForSite() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns whether the element is enabled for the current site.

This can also be set to an array of site ID/site-enabled mappings.

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Arguments ​

  • $siteId (integer, null) – The ID of the site to return for. If null, the current site status will be returned.

Returns ​

boolean, null – Whether the element is enabled for the given site. null will be returned if a $siteId was passed, but that site’s status wasn’t provided via setEnabledForSite().

getFieldColumnPrefix() ​

Returns the field column prefix this element’s content uses.

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Returns ​

string

getFieldContext() ​

Returns the field context this element’s content uses.

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Returns ​

string

getFieldLayout() ​

Returns the field layout used by this element.

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Returns ​

craft\models\FieldLayout, null

getFieldParamNamespace() ​

Returns the namespace used by custom field params on the request.

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Returns ​

string, null – The field param namespace

getFieldValue() ​

Returns the value for a given field.

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Arguments ​

  • $fieldHandle (string) – The field handle whose value needs to be returned

Returns ​

mixed – The field value

Throws ​

getFieldValues() ​

Returns the element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles.

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Arguments ​

  • $fieldHandles (string[], null) – The list of field handles whose values need to be returned. Defaults to null, meaning all fields’ values will be returned. If it is an array, only the fields in the array will be returned.

Returns ​

array – The field values (handle => value)

getGqlTypeName() ​

Since
3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.

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Returns ​

string

getHasCheckeredThumb() ​

Since
3.5.5

Returns whether the element’s thumbnail should have a checkered background.

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Returns ​

boolean

getHasDescendants() ​

Returns whether the element has descendants.

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Returns ​

boolean

getHasRoundedThumb() ​

Since
3.5.5

Returns whether the element’s thumbnail should be rounded.

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Returns ​

boolean

getHtmlAttributes() ​

Returns any attributes that should be included in the element’s DOM representation in the control panel.

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Element types that extend craft\base\Element should override craft\base\Element::htmlAttributes() instead of this method.

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Arguments ​

  • $context (string) – The context that the element is being rendered in ('index', 'field', etc.)

Returns ​

array

getIsCanonical() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns whether this is the canonical element.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsDeletable() ​

Since
3.5.12

Returns whether the current user can delete the element.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsDerivative() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns whether this is a derivative element, such as a draft or revision.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsDraft() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns whether this is a draft.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsEditable() ​

Returns whether the current user can edit the element.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsFresh() ​

Since
3.7.14

Returns whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsHomepage() ​

Since
3.3.6

Returns whether this element represents the site homepage.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsRevision() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns whether this is a revision.

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsTitleTranslatable() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns whether the Title field should be shown as translatable in the UI.

Note this method has no effect on whether titles will get copied over to other sites when the element is actually getting saved. That is determined by getTitleTranslationKey().

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Returns ​

boolean

getIsUnpublishedDraft() ​

Since
3.6.0

Returns whether the element is an unpublished draft.

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Returns ​

boolean

getLanguage() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns the language of the element.

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Returns ​

string

Returns an anchor pre-filled with this element’s URL and title.

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Returns ​

\Twig\Markup, null

getLocalized() ​

Returns the same element in other locales.

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Returns ​

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface[], static[]

getMetadata() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns element metadata that can be shown on its edit page or within element editor slideouts.

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Returns ​

array – The data, with keys representing the labels. The values can either be strings or callables. If a value is false, it will be omitted.

getModifiedAttributes() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the attribute names that have changed for this element.

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Returns ​

string[]

getModifiedFields() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the field handles that have changed for this element.

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Arguments ​

  • $anySite (boolean) – Whether to check for fields that have changed across any site

Returns ​

string[]

getNext() ​

Returns the next element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria.

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Arguments ​

  • $criteria (mixed)

Returns ​

static, null

getNextSibling() ​

Returns the element’s next sibling.

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Returns ​

static, null

getOutdatedAttributes() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the attribute names that have been updated on the canonical element since the last time it was merged into this element.

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Returns ​

string[]

getOutdatedFields() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the field handles that have been updated on the canonical element since the last time it was merged into this element.

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Returns ​

string[]

getParent() ​

Returns the element’s parent.

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Returns ​

static, null

getParentUri() ​

Returns the parent element’s URI, if there is one.

If the parent’s URI is __home__ (the homepage URI), then null will be returned.

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Returns ​

string, null

getPrev() ​

Returns the previous element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria.

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Arguments ​

  • $criteria (mixed)

Returns ​

static, null

getPrevSibling() ​

Returns the element’s previous sibling.

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Returns ​

static, null

getPreviewTargets() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns the additional locations that should be available for previewing the element, besides its primary URL.

Each target should be represented by a sub-array with the following keys:

  • label – What the preview target will be called in the control panel.
  • url – The URL that the preview target should open.
  • refresh – Whether preview frames should be automatically refreshed when content changes (true by default).

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Element types that extend craft\base\Element should override craft\base\Element::previewTargets() instead of this method.

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Returns ​

array

getRef() ​

Returns the reference string to this element.

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Returns ​

string, null

getRoute() ​

Returns the route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested.

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Element types that extend craft\base\Element should override craft\base\Element::route() instead of this method.

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Returns ​

mixed – The route that the request should use, or null if no special action should be taken

getSearchKeywords() ​

Returns the search keywords for a given search attribute.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string

getSerializedFieldValues() ​

Returns an array of the element’s serialized custom field values, indexed by their handles.

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Arguments ​

  • $fieldHandles (string[], null) – The list of field handles whose values need to be returned. Defaults to null, meaning all fields’ values will be returned. If it is an array, only the fields in the array will be returned.

Returns ​

array

getSiblings() ​

Returns all of the element’s siblings.

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Returns ​

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, static[]

getSidebarHtml() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns the HTML for any fields/info that should be shown within the sidebar of element editor slideouts.

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Returns ​

string

getSite() ​

Returns the site the element is associated with.

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Returns ​

craft\models\Site

getStatus() ​

Returns the element’s status.

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Returns ​

string, null

getSupportedSites() ​

Returns the sites this element is associated with.

The function can either return an array of site IDs, or an array of sub-arrays, each with the following keys:

  • siteId (integer) - The site ID
  • propagate (boolean) – Whether the element should be propagated to this site on save (true by default)
  • enabledByDefault (boolean) – Whether the element should be enabled in this site by default (true by default)

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Returns ​

integer[], array

getTableAttributeHtml() ​

Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in Table View.

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Arguments ​

  • $attribute (string) – The attribute name.

Returns ​

string – The HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in Table View.

getThumbUrl() ​

Returns the URL to the element’s thumbnail, if there is one.

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Arguments ​

  • $size (integer) – The maximum width and height the thumbnail should have.

Returns ​

string, null

getTitleTranslationDescription() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns the description of the Title field’s translation support.

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Returns ​

string, null

getTitleTranslationKey() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns the Title’s translation key.

When saving an element on a multi-site Craft install, if $propagate is true for craft\services\Elements::saveElement(), then getTitleTranslationKey() will be called for each site the element should be propagated to. If the method returns the same value as it did for the initial site, then the initial site’s title will be copied over to the target site.

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Returns ​

string – The translation key

getTotalDescendants() ​

Returns the total number of descendants that the element has.

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Returns ​

integer

getUiLabel() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns what the element should be called within the control panel.

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Returns ​

string

getUriFormat() ​

Returns the URI format used to generate this element’s URI.

Note that element types that can have URIs must return true from hasUris().

See also:

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Returns ​

string, null

getUrl() ​

Returns the element’s full URL.

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Returns ​

string, null

gqlMutationNameByContext() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns the GraphQL mutation name by an element's context.

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Arguments ​

  • $context (mixed) – The element's context, such as a volume, entry type, or Matrix block type.

Returns ​

string

gqlScopesByContext() ​

Since
3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL scopes required by element's context.

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Arguments ​

  • $context (mixed) – The element's context, such as a volume, entry type or Matrix block type.

Returns ​

array

gqlTypeNameByContext() ​

Since
3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL type name by an element's context.

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Arguments ​

  • $context (mixed) – The element's context, such as a volume, entry type or Matrix block type.

Returns ​

string

hasContent() ​

Returns whether elements of this type will be storing any data in the content table (titles or custom fields).

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether elements of this type will be storing any data in the content table.

hasEagerLoadedElements() ​

Returns whether elements have been eager-loaded with a given handle.

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Arguments ​

  • $handle (string) – The handle of the eager-loaded elements

Returns ​

boolean – Whether elements have been eager-loaded with the given handle

hasStatuses() ​

Returns whether elements of this type have statuses.

If this returns true, the element index template will show a Status menu by default, and your elements will get status indicator icons next to them. Use statuses() to customize which statuses the elements might have.

See also statuses()View source

Returns ​

boolean – Whether elements of this type have statuses.

hasTitles() ​

Returns whether elements of this type have traditional titles.

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether elements of this type have traditional titles.

hasUris() ​

Returns whether elements of this type can have their own slugs and URIs.

Note that individual elements must also return a URI format from getUriFormat() if they are to actually get a URI.

See also getUriFormat()View source

Returns ​

boolean – Whether elements of this type can have their own slugs and URIs.

indexElementCount() ​

Since
3.8.0

Returns the total number of elements that will be shown on an element index, for the given element query.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

integer

indexHtml() ​

Returns the element index HTML.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

string – The element index HTML

isAncestorOf() ​

Returns whether this element is an ancestor of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

isAttributeDirty() ​

Since
3.5.0

Returns whether an attribute has changed since the element was first loaded.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

isAttributeModified() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns whether an attribute value has changed for this element.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

isAttributeOutdated() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns whether an attribute value has fallen behind the canonical element’s value.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

isChildOf() ​

Returns whether this element is a direct child of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

isDescendantOf() ​

Returns whether this element is a descendant of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

isFieldDirty() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns whether a custom field value has changed since the element was first loaded.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

isFieldEmpty() ​

Returns whether a field is empty.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

isFieldModified() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns whether a field value has changed for this element.

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Arguments ​

  • $fieldHandle (string)
  • $anySite (boolean) – Whether to check if the field has changed across any site

Returns ​

boolean

isFieldOutdated() ​

Since
3.7.0

Returns whether a field value has fallen behind the canonical element’s value.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

isLocalized() ​

Returns whether elements of this type store content on a per-site basis.

If this returns true, the element’s getSupportedSites() method will be responsible for defining which sites its content should be stored in.

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether elements of this type store data on a per-site basis.

isNextSiblingOf() ​

Returns whether this element is the direct next sibling of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

isParentOf() ​

Returns whether this element is a direct parent of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

isPrevSiblingOf() ​

Returns whether this element is the direct previous sibling of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

isSiblingOf() ​

Returns whether this element is a sibling of another one.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

boolean

lowerDisplayName() ​

Since
3.3.17

Returns the lowercase version of displayName().

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Returns ​

string

markAsClean() ​

Since
3.4.0

Resets the record of dirty attributes and fields.

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markAsDirty() ​

Since
3.4.10

Marks all fields and attributes as dirty.

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mergeCanonicalChanges() ​

Since
3.7.0

Merges changes from the canonical element into this one.

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Returns ​

void

offsetExists() ​

Treats custom fields as array offsets.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean

pluralDisplayName() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns the plural version of displayName().

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Returns ​

string

pluralLowerDisplayName() ​

Since
3.3.17

Returns the plural, lowercase version of displayName().

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Returns ​

string

refHandle() ​

Returns the handle that should be used to refer to this element type from reference tags.

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Returns ​

string, null – The reference handle, or null if the element type doesn’t support reference tags

searchableAttributes() ​

Defines which element attributes should be searchable.

This method should return an array of attribute names that can be accessed on your elements. craft\services\Search will call this method when it is indexing keywords for one of your elements, and for each attribute it returns, it will fetch the corresponding property’s value on the element. For example, if your elements have a “color” attribute which you want to be indexed, this method could return:

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return ['color'];

Not only will the “color” attribute’s values start getting indexed, but users will also be able to search directly against that attribute’s values using this search syntax:

color:blue

There is no need for this method to worry about the ‘title’ or ‘slug’ attributes, or custom field handles; those are indexed automatically.

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Element types that extend craft\base\Element should override craft\base\Element::defineSearchableAttributes() instead of this method.

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Returns ​

string[] – The element attributes that should be searchable

setCanonical() ​

Since
3.7.0

Sets the canonical version of the element.

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Arguments ​

  • $element (static)

Returns ​

void

setCanonicalId() ​

Since
3.7.0

Sets the element’s canonical ID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

void

setDirtyAttributes() ​

Since
3.5.0

Sets the list of dirty attribute names.

See also getDirtyAttributes()View source

Arguments ​

  • $names (string[])
  • $merge (boolean) – Whether these attributes should be merged with existing dirty attributes

setEagerLoadedElementCount() ​

Since
3.4.0

Sets the count of eager-loaded elements for a given handle.

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Arguments ​

  • $handle (string) – The handle to load the elements with in the future
  • $count (integer) – The eager-loaded element count

setEagerLoadedElements() ​

Sets some eager-loaded elements on a given handle.

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Arguments ​

setEnabledForSite() ​

Since
3.4.0

Sets whether the element is enabled for the current site.

This can also be set to an array of site ID/site-enabled mappings.

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Arguments ​

setFieldParamNamespace() ​

Sets the namespace used by custom field params on the request.

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Arguments ​

  • $namespace (string) – The field param namespace

setFieldValue() ​

Sets the value for a given field.

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Arguments ​

  • $fieldHandle (string) – The field handle whose value needs to be set
  • $value (mixed) – The value to set on the field

setFieldValues() ​

Sets the element’s custom field values.

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Arguments ​

  • $values (array) – The custom field values (handle => value)

setFieldValuesFromRequest() ​

Sets the element’s custom field values, when the values have come from post data.

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Arguments ​

  • $paramNamespace (string) – The field param namespace

setIsFresh() ​

Since
3.7.14

Sets whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).

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Arguments ​

setNext() ​

Sets the default next element.

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setParent() ​

Sets the element’s parent.

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Arguments ​

  • $parent (static, null)

setPrev() ​

Sets the default previous element.

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Returns ​

void

setRevisionCreatorId() ​

Since
3.2.0

Sets the revision creator ID to be saved.

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Arguments ​

setRevisionNotes() ​

Since
3.2.0

Sets the revision notes to be saved.

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Arguments ​

setUiLabel() ​

Since
3.6.3

Defines what the element should be called within the control panel.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

void

sortOptions() ​

Returns the sort options for the element type.

This method should return an array, where each item is a sub-array with the following keys:

  • label – The sort option label
  • orderBy – An array, comma-delimited string, or a callback function that defines the columns to order the query by. If set to a callback function, the function will be passed a single argument, $dir, set to either SORT_ASC or SORT_DESC, and it should return an array of column names or an yii\db\ExpressionInterface object.
  • attribute (optional) – The table attribute name that this option is associated with (required if orderBy is an array or more than one column name)
  • defaultDir (optional) – The default sort direction that should be used when sorting by this option (set to either asc or desc). Defaults to asc if not specified.
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return [
    [
        'label' => Craft::t('app', 'Attribute Label'),
        'orderBy' => 'columnName',
        'attribute' => 'attributeName',
        'defaultDir' => 'asc',
    ],
];

A shorthand syntax is also supported, if there is no corresponding table attribute, or the table attribute has the exact same name as the column.

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return [
    'columnName' => Craft::t('app', 'Attribute Label'),
];

Note that this method will only get called once for the entire index; not each time that a new source is selected.

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Returns ​

array – The attributes that elements can be sorted by

sourcePath() ​

Since
3.8.12

Returns the source path for a given source key, step key, and context.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

array[], null

sources() ​

Returns the source definitions that elements of this type may belong to.

This defines what will show up in the source list on element indexes and element selector modals.

Each item in the array should be set to an array that has the following keys:

  • key – The source’s key. This is the string that will be passed into the $source argument of actions(), indexHtml(), and defaultTableAttributes().
  • label – The human-facing label of the source.
  • status – The status color that should be shown beside the source label. Possible values include green, orange, red, yellow, pink, purple, blue, turquoise, light, grey, black, and white. (Optional)
  • badgeCount – The badge count that should be displayed alongside the label. (Optional)
  • sites – An array of site IDs that the source should be shown for, on multi-site element indexes. (Optional; by default the source will be shown for all sites.)
  • criteria – An array of element criteria parameters that the source should use when the source is selected. (Optional)
  • data – An array of data-X attributes that should be set on the source’s <a> tag in the source list’s, HTML, where each key is the name of the attribute (without the “data-” prefix), and each value is the value of the attribute. (Optional)
  • defaultSort – A string identifying the sort attribute that should be selected by default, or an array where the first value identifies the sort attribute, and the second determines which direction to sort by. (Optional)
  • hasThumbs – A bool that defines whether this source supports Thumbs View. (Use your element’s getThumbUrl() method to define your elements’ thumb URL.) (Optional)
  • structureId – The ID of the Structure that contains the elements in this source. If set, Structure View will be available to this source. (Optional)
  • newChildUrl – The URL that should be loaded when a user selects the “New child” menu option on an element in this source while it is in Structure View. (Optional)
  • nested – An array of sources that are nested within this one. Each nested source can have the same keys as top-level sources.

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Arguments ​

  • $context (string, null) – The context ('index' or 'modal').

Returns ​

array – The sources.

statuses() ​

Returns all of the possible statuses that elements of this type may have.

This method will be called when populating the Status menu on element indexes, for element types whose hasStatuses() method returns true. It will also be called when craft\elements\db\ElementQuery is querying for elements, to ensure that its “status” parameter is set to a valid status. It should return an array whose keys are the status values, and values are the human-facing status labels, or an array with the following keys:

  • label – The human-facing status label.
  • color – The status color. Possible values include green, orange, red, yellow, pink, purple, blue, turquoise, light, grey, black, and white. You can customize the database query condition that should be applied for your custom statuses from craft\elements\db\ElementQuery::statusCondition().

See also hasStatuses()View source

Returns ​

array

tableAttributes() ​

Defines all of the available columns that can be shown in table views.

This method should return an array whose keys represent element attribute names, and whose values make up the table’s column headers.

The first item in the array will determine the first table column’s header (and which sort option it should be mapped to, if any), however it doesn’t have any effect on the table body, because the first column is reserved for displaying whatever the elements’ getUiLabel() methods return.

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Returns ​

array – The table attributes.

trackChanges() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns whether Craft should keep track of attribute and custom field changes made to this element type, including when the last time they were changed, and who was logged-in at the time.

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Returns ​

boolean – Whether to track changes made to elements of this type.