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EntryQuery

Type
Class
Namespace
craft\elements\db
Inherits
craft\elements\db\EntryQuery » craft\elements\db\ElementQuery » craft\db\Query » yii\db\Query » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements
craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, yii\base\Configurable, yii\db\ExpressionInterface, yii\db\QueryInterface
Uses traits
craft\base\ClonefixTrait, yii\base\ArrayableTrait, yii\db\QueryTrait
Since
3.0.0

EntryQuery represents a SELECT SQL statement for entries in a way that is independent of DBMS.

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Public Properties

PropertyDescription
afterstring, array, DateTime – The minimum Post Date that resulting entries can have.
ancestorDistinteger, null – The maximum number of levels that results may be separated from ancestorOf().
ancestorOfinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that results must be an ancestor of.
archivedboolean – Whether to return only archived elements.
asArrayboolean – Whether to return each element as an array.
authorGroupstring, string[], craft\models\UserGroup, null – The user group(s) that resulting entries’ authors must belong to
authorGroupIdinteger, integer[], null – The user group ID(s) that the resulting entries’ authors must be in.
authorIdinteger, integer[], null – The user ID(s) that the resulting entries’ authors must have.
beforestring, array, DateTime – The maximum Post Date that resulting entries can have.
behaviorsyii\base\Behavior – List of behaviors attached to this component.
cacheTagsstring[]
cachedResultcraft\base\ElementInterface[], null – $elements The resulting elements, or null if setCachedResult() was never called or the criteria has changed
contentTablestring, null – The content table that will be joined by this query.
criteriaarray
customFieldscraft\base\FieldInterface[], null – The fields that may be involved in this query.
dateCreatedmixed – When the resulting elements must have been created.
dateUpdatedmixed – When the resulting elements must have been last updated.
descendantDistinteger, null – The maximum number of levels that results may be separated from descendantOf().
descendantOfinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that results must be a descendant of.
distinctboolean – Whether to select distinct rows of data only.
draftCreatorinteger, null – The drafts’ creator ID
draftIdinteger, null – The ID of the draft to return (from the drafts table)
draftOfinteger, string, false, null – The source element ID that drafts should be returned for.
draftsboolean, null – Whether draft elements should be returned.
editableboolean – Whether to only return entries that the user has permission to edit.
elementTypestring, null – The name of the craft\base\ElementInterface class.
emulateExecutionboolean – Whether to emulate the actual query execution, returning empty or false results.
enabledForSiteboolean – Whether the elements must be enabled for the chosen site.
expiryDatemixed – The Expiry Date that the resulting entries must have.
fixedOrderboolean – Whether results should be returned in the order specified by id().
fromarray, null – The table(s) to be selected from.
groupByarray, null – How to group the query results.
hasDescendantsboolean, null – Whether the resulting elements must have descendants.
havingstring, array, yii\db\ExpressionInterface, null – The condition to be applied in the GROUP BY clause.
idinteger, integer[], false, null – The element ID(s).
ignorePlaceholdersboolean – Whether to ignore placeholder elements when populating the results.
inReverseboolean – Whether the results should be queried in reverse.
indexBystring, callable, null – The name of the column by which the query results should be indexed by.
iteratorArrayIterator
joinarray, null – How to join with other tables.
leavesboolean – Whether the elements must be “leaves” in the structure.
levelmixed – The element’s level within the structure
limitinteger, yii\db\ExpressionInterface, null – Maximum number of records to be returned.
nextSiblingOfinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that the result must be the next sibling of.
offsetinteger, yii\db\ExpressionInterface, null – Zero-based offset from where the records are to be returned.
orderByarray, null – How to sort the query results.
paramsarray, null – List of query parameter values indexed by parameter placeholders.
positionedAfterinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that the results must be positioned after.
positionedBeforeinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that the results must be positioned before.
postDatemixed – The Post Date that the resulting entries must have.
preferSitesarray, null – Determines which site should be selected when querying multi-site elements.
prevSiblingOfinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that the result must be the previous sibling of.
provisionalDraftsboolean, null – Whether provisional drafts should be returned.
querycraft\db\Query, null – The query object created by prepare()
queryCacheDependencyyii\caching\Dependency, null – The dependency to be associated with the cached query result for this query
queryCacheDurationinteger, boolean, null – The default number of seconds that query results can remain valid in cache.
rawSqlstring
refstring, string[], null – The reference code(s) used to identify the element(s).
relatedTointeger, array, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element relation criteria.
revisionCreatorinteger, null – The revisions’ creator ID
revisionIdinteger, null – The ID of the revision to return (from the revisions table)
revisionOfinteger, null – The source element ID that revisions should be returned for
revisionsboolean – Whether revision elements should be returned.
savedDraftsOnlyboolean – Whether only unpublished drafts which have been saved after initial creation should be included in the results.
searchstring, array, craft\search\SearchQuery, null – The search term to filter the resulting elements by.
sectionstring, string[], craft\models\Section, null – The section(s) that resulting entries must belong to
sectionIdinteger, integer[], null – The section ID(s) that the resulting entries must be in.
selectarray, null – The columns being selected.
selectOptionstring, null – Additional option that should be appended to the 'SELECT' keyword.
siblingOfinteger, craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element (or its ID) that the results must be a sibling of.
sitestring, string[], craft\models\Site – The site(s) that resulting elements must be returned in
siteIdinteger, integer[], string, null – The site ID(s) that the elements should be returned in, or '*' if elements should be returned in all supported sites.
siteSettingsIdinteger, integer[], null – The element ID(s) in the elements_sites table.
slugstring, string[], null – The slug that resulting elements must have.
statusstring, string[], null – The status(es) that the resulting elements must have.
structureIdinteger, false, null – The structure ID that should be used to join in the structureelements table.
subQuerycraft\db\Query, null – The subselect’s query object created by prepare()
tablesUsedInFromstring[] – Table names indexed by aliases.
titlestring, string[], null – The title that resulting elements must have.
trashedboolean, null – Whether to return trashed (soft-deleted) elements.
typestring, string[], craft\models\EntryType, null – The entry type(s) that resulting entries must have
typeIdinteger, integer[], null – The entry type ID(s) that the resulting entries must have.
uidstring, string[], null – The element UID(s).
unionarray, null – This is used to construct the UNION clause(s) in a SQL statement.
uniqueboolean – Whether only elements with unique IDs should be returned by the query.
uristring, string[], null – The URI that the resulting element must have.
wherestring, array, yii\db\ExpressionInterface, null – Query condition.
withstring, array, null – The eager-loading declaration.
withQueriesarray, null – This is used to construct the WITH section in a SQL query.
withStructureboolean, null – Whether element structure data should automatically be left-joined into the query.

after

Type
string, array, DateTime
Default value
null

The minimum Post Date that resulting entries can have.

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Example

php
// fetch entries written in the last 7 days
$entries = \craft\elements\Entry::find()
->after((new \DateTime())->modify('-7 days'))
->all();
twig
{# fetch entries written in the last 7 days #}
{% set entries = craft.entries()
.after(now|date_modify('-7 days'))
.all() %}

authorGroup

Type
string, string[], craft\models\UserGroup, null
Default value
null

The user group(s) that resulting entries’ authors must belong to

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authorGroupId

Type
integer, integer[], null
Default value
null

The user group ID(s) that the resulting entries’ authors must be in.

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Example

php
// fetch entries authored by people in the Authors group
$entries = \craft\elements\Entry::find()
->authorGroup('authors')
->all();
twig
{# fetch entries authored by people in the Authors group #}
{% set entries = craft.entries()
.authorGroup('authors')
.all() %}

authorId

Type
integer, integer[], null
Default value
null

The user ID(s) that the resulting entries’ authors must have.

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before

Type
string, array, DateTime
Default value
null

The maximum Post Date that resulting entries can have.

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Example

php
// fetch entries written before 4/4/2018
$entries = \craft\elements\Entry::find()
->before('2018-04-04')
->all();
twig
{# fetch entries written before 4/4/2018 #}
{% set entries = craft.entries()
.before('2018-04-04')
.all() %}

editable

Type
boolean
Default value
false

Whether to only return entries that the user has permission to edit.

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expiryDate

Type
mixed
Default value
null

The Expiry Date that the resulting entries must have.

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postDate

Type
mixed
Default value
null

The Post Date that the resulting entries must have.

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Example

php
// fetch entries written in 2018
$entries = \craft\elements\Entry::find()
->postDate(['and', '>= 2018-01-01', '< 2019-01-01'])
->all();
twig
{# fetch entries written in 2018 #}
{% set entries = craft.entries()
.postDate(['and', '>= 2018-01-01', '< 2019-01-01'])
.all() %}

section

Type
string, string[], craft\models\Section, null
Default value
null

The section(s) that resulting entries must belong to

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sectionId

Type
integer, integer[], null
Default value
null

The section ID(s) that the resulting entries must be in.

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Example

php
// fetch entries in the News section
$entries = \craft\elements\Entry::find()
->section('news')
->all();
twig
{# fetch entries in the News section #}
{% set entries = craft.entries()
.section('news')
.all() %}

type

Type
string, string[], craft\models\EntryType, null
Default value
null

The entry type(s) that resulting entries must have

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typeId

Type
integer, integer[], null
Default value
null

The entry type ID(s) that the resulting entries must have.

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Example

php
// fetch Article entries in the News section
$entries = \craft\elements\Entry::find()
->section('news')
->type('article')
->all();
twig
{# fetch entries in the News section #}
{% set entries = craft.entries()
.section('news')
.type('article')
.all() %}

Protected Properties

PropertyDescription
defaultOrderByarray – The default orderBy() value to use if orderBy() is empty but not null.

defaultOrderBy

Type
array
Default value
[ 'entries.postDate' => SORT_DESC, ]

The default orderBy() value to use if orderBy() is empty but not null.

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Public Methods

MethodDescription
__call()Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()Constructor
__get()Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()Sets the value of a component property.
__toString()Returns the SQL representation of Query
__unset()Sets a component property to be null.
addGroupBy()Adds additional group-by columns to the existing ones.
addOrderBy()Adds additional ORDER BY columns to the query.
addParams()Adds additional parameters to be bound to the query.
addSelect()Add more columns to the SELECT part of the query.
after()Narrows the query results to only entries that were posted on or after a certain date.
afterPopulate()Performs any post-population processing on elements.
all()
ancestorDist()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are up to a certain distance away from the {element} specified by ancestorOf().
ancestorOf()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are ancestors of another {element} in its structure.
andFilterCompare()Adds a filtering condition for a specific column and allow the user to choose a filter operator.
andFilterHaving()Adds an additional HAVING condition to the existing one but ignores empty operands.
andFilterWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one but ignores empty operands.
andHaving()Adds an additional HAVING condition to the existing one.
andRelatedTo()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are related to certain other elements.
andWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one.
andWith()Causes the query to return matching {elements} eager-loaded with related elements, in addition to the elements that were already specified by with().
anyStatus()Removes element filters based on their statuses.
archived()Sets the archived property.
asArray()Causes the query to return matching {elements} as arrays of data, rather than [[{element-class}]] objects.
attachBehavior()Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
authorGroup()Narrows the query results based on the user group the entries’ authors belong to.
authorGroupId()Narrows the query results based on the user group the entries’ authors belong to, per the groups’ IDs.
authorId()Narrows the query results based on the entries’ authors.
average()Returns the average of the specified column values.
batch()Starts a batch query.
before()Narrows the query results to only entries that were posted before a certain date.
behaviors()Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
cache()Enables query cache for this Query.
canGetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
clearCachedResult()Clears the cached result.
column()Executes the query and returns the first column of the result.
count()Returns the number of records.
create()Creates a new Query object and copies its property values from an existing one.
createCommand()Creates a DB command that can be used to execute this query.
createElement()Converts a found row into an element instance.
criteriaAttributes()Returns the query's criteria attributes.
dateCreated()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ creation dates.
dateUpdated()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ last-updated dates.
descendantDist()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are up to a certain distance away from the {element} specified by descendantOf().
descendantOf()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are descendants of another {element} in its structure.
detachBehavior()Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()Detaches all behaviors from the component.
distinct()Sets the value indicating whether to SELECT DISTINCT or not.
draftCreator()Narrows the query results to only drafts created by a given user.
draftId()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ draft’s ID (from the drafts table).
draftOf()Narrows the query results to only drafts of a given {element}.
drafts()Narrows the query results to only drafts {elements}.
each()Starts a batch query and retrieves data row by row.
editable()Sets the editable property.
emulateExecution()Sets whether to emulate query execution, preventing any interaction with data storage.
enabledForSite()Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} are enabled in the site they’re being queried in, per the site() parameter.
ensureBehaviors()Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
exists()Returns a value indicating whether the query result contains any row of data.
expiryDate()Narrows the query results based on the entries’ expiry dates.
extraFields()Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray().
fields()Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() when no specific fields are specified.
filterHaving()Sets the HAVING part of the query but ignores empty operands.
filterWhere()Sets the WHERE part of the query but ignores empty operands.
find()Returns all elements that match the criteria.
first()Returns the first element that matches the criteria.
fixedOrder()Causes the query results to be returned in the order specified by id().
from()Sets the FROM part of the query.
getBehavior()Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getCacheTags()
getCachedResult()Returns the resulting elements set by setCachedResult(), if the criteria params haven’t changed since then.
getCriteria()Returns an array of the current criteria attribute values.
getIterator()Required by the IteratorAggregate interface.
getRawSql()Shortcut for createCommand()->getRawSql().
getTablesUsedInFrom()Returns table names used in from() indexed by aliases.
groupBy()Sets the GROUP BY part of the query.
hasDescendants()Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} have any descendants in their structure.
hasEventHandlers()Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
having()Sets the HAVING part of the query.
id()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ IDs.
ids()Executes the query and returns the IDs of the resulting elements.
ignorePlaceholders()Causes the query to return matching {elements} as they are stored in the database, ignoring matching placeholder elements that were set by craft\services\Elements::setPlaceholderElement().
inReverse()Causes the query results to be returned in reverse order.
indexBy()Sets the indexBy() property.
init()Initializes the object.
innerJoin()Appends an INNER JOIN part to the query.
isJoined()Returns whether a given table has been joined in this query.
join()Appends a JOIN part to the query.
last()Returns the last element that matches the criteria.
leaves()Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} are “leaves” ({elements} with no descendants).
leftJoin()Appends a LEFT OUTER JOIN part to the query.
level()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ level within the structure.
limit()Determines the number of {elements} that should be returned.
locale()Sets the site property.
localeEnabled()Sets the enabledForSite property.
max()Returns the maximum of the specified column values.
min()Returns the minimum of the specified column values.
nextSiblingOf()Narrows the query results to only the {element} that comes immediately after another {element} in its structure.
noCache()Disables query cache for this Query.
nth()
off()Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
offset()Determines how many {elements} should be skipped in the results.
offsetExists()Required by the ArrayAccess interface.
offsetGet()Required by the ArrayAccess interface.
offsetSet()Required by the ArrayAccess interface.
offsetUnset()Required by the ArrayAccess interface.
on()Attaches an event handler to an event.
one()
orFilterHaving()Adds an additional HAVING condition to the existing one but ignores empty operands.
orFilterWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one but ignores empty operands.
orHaving()Adds an additional HAVING condition to the existing one.
orWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one.
order()Sets the orderBy property.
orderBy()Determines the order that the {elements} should be returned in. (If empty, defaults to {default-order-by}.)
pairs()Executes the query and returns the first two columns in the results as key/value pairs.
params()Sets the parameters to be bound to the query.
populate()Converts the raw query results into the format as specified by this query.
positionedAfter()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are positioned after another {element} in its structure.
positionedBefore()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are positioned before another {element} in its structure.
postDate()Narrows the query results based on the entries’ post dates.
preferSites()If unique() is set, this determines which site should be selected when querying multi-site elements.
prepare()Prepares for building SQL.
prevSiblingOf()Narrows the query results to only the {element} that comes immediately before another {element} in its structure.
provisionalDrafts()Narrows the query results to only provisional drafts.
ref()Narrows the query results based on a reference string.
relatedTo()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are related to certain other elements.
revisionCreator()Narrows the query results to only revisions created by a given user.
revisionId()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ revision’s ID (from the revisions table).
revisionOf()Narrows the query results to only revisions of a given {element}.
revisions()Narrows the query results to only revision {elements}.
rightJoin()Appends a RIGHT OUTER JOIN part to the query.
savedDraftsOnly()Narrows the query results to only unpublished drafts which have been saved after initial creation.
scalar()Returns the query result as a scalar value.
search()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that match a search query.
section()Narrows the query results based on the sections the entries belong to.
sectionId()Narrows the query results based on the sections the entries belong to, per the sections’ IDs.
select()Sets the SELECT part of the query.
setCachedResult()Sets the resulting elements.
siblingOf()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are siblings of another {element} in its structure.
site()Determines which site(s) the {elements} should be queried in.
siteId()Determines which site(s) the {elements} should be queried in, per the site’s ID.
siteSettingsId()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ IDs in the elements_sites table.
slug()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ slugs.
status()Narrows the query results based on the entries’ statuses.
structureId()Determines which structure data should be joined into the query.
sum()Returns the sum of the specified column values.
title()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ titles.
toArray()Converts the model into an array.
total()Returns the total elements that match the criteria.
trashed()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that have been soft-deleted.
trigger()Triggers an event.
type()Narrows the query results based on the entries’ entry types.
typeId()Narrows the query results based on the entries’ entry types, per the types’ IDs.
uid()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ UIDs.
union()Appends a SQL statement using UNION operator.
unique()Determines whether only elements with unique IDs should be returned by the query.
uri()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ URIs.
where()Sets the WHERE part of the query.
with()Causes the query to return matching {elements} eager-loaded with related elements.
withQuery()Prepends a SQL statement using WITH syntax.
withStructure()Explicitly determines whether the query should join in the structure data.

__construct()

Constructor

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Arguments

  • $elementType (string) – The element type class associated with this query
  • $config (array) – Configurations to be applied to the newly created query object

__set()

Sets the value of a component property.

This method will check in the following order and act accordingly:

  • a property defined by a setter: set the property value
  • an event in the format of "on xyz": attach the handler to the event "xyz"
  • a behavior in the format of "as xyz": attach the behavior named as "xyz"
  • a property of a behavior: set the behavior property value

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing $component->property = $value;.

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Arguments

  • $name (string) – The property name or the event name
  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Throws

after()

Narrows the query results to only entries that were posted on or after a certain date.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'2018-04-01'that were posted after 2018-04-01.
a DateTime objectthat were posted after the date represented by the object.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries posted this month #}
{% set firstDayOfMonth = date('first day of this month') %}

{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .after(firstDayOfMonth)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries posted this month
$firstDayOfMonth = new \DateTime('first day of this month');

${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->after($firstDayOfMonth)
    ->all();

all()

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Arguments

  • $db

Returns

craft\elements\Entry[], array

authorGroup()

Narrows the query results based on the user group the entries’ authors belong to.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'foo'with an author in a group with a handle of foo.
'not foo'not with an author in a group with a handle of foo.
['foo', 'bar']with an author in a group with a handle of foo or bar.
['not', 'foo', 'bar']not with an author in a group with a handle of foo or bar.
a UserGroup objectwith an author in a group represented by the object.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries with an author in the Foo user group #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .authorGroup('foo')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries with an author in the Foo user group
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->authorGroup('foo')
    ->all();

authorGroupId()

Narrows the query results based on the user group the entries’ authors belong to, per the groups’ IDs.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
1with an author in a group with an ID of 1.
'not 1'not with an author in a group with an ID of 1.
[1, 2]with an author in a group with an ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not with an author in a group with an ID of 1 or 2.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries with an author in a group with an ID of 1 #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .authorGroupId(1)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries with an author in a group with an ID of 1
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->authorGroupId(1)
    ->all();

authorId()

Narrows the query results based on the entries’ authors.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
1with an author with an ID of 1.
'not 1'not with an author with an ID of 1.
[1, 2]with an author with an ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not with an author with an ID of 1 or 2.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries with an author with an ID of 1 #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .authorId(1)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries with an author with an ID of 1
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->authorId(1)
    ->all();

before()

Narrows the query results to only entries that were posted before a certain date.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'2018-04-01'that were posted before 2018-04-01.
a DateTime objectthat were posted before the date represented by the object.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries posted before this month #}
{% set firstDayOfMonth = date('first day of this month') %}

{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .before(firstDayOfMonth)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries posted before this month
$firstDayOfMonth = new \DateTime('first day of this month');

${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->before($firstDayOfMonth)
    ->all();

editable()

Sets the editable property.

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Arguments

  • $value (boolean) – The property value (defaults to true)

Returns

static – Self reference

expiryDate()

Narrows the query results based on the entries’ expiry dates.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
':empty:'that don’t have an expiry date.
':notempty:'that have an expiry date.
'>= 2020-04-01'that will expire on or after 2020-04-01.
'< 2020-05-01'that will expire before 2020-05-01
['and', '>= 2020-04-04', '< 2020-05-01']that will expire between 2020-04-01 and 2020-05-01.

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Arguments

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries expiring this month #}
{% set nextMonth = date('first day of next month')|atom %}

{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .expiryDate("< #{nextMonth}")
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries expiring this month
$nextMonth = (new \DateTime('first day of next month'))->format(\DateTime::ATOM);

${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->expiryDate("< {$nextMonth}")
    ->all();

init()

Initializes the object.

This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.

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nth()

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Arguments

  • $n
  • $db

Returns

craft\elements\Entry, array, null

one()

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Arguments

  • $db

Returns

craft\elements\Entry, array, null

postDate()

Narrows the query results based on the entries’ post dates.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'>= 2018-04-01'that were posted on or after 2018-04-01.
'< 2018-05-01'that were posted before 2018-05-01
['and', '>= 2018-04-04', '< 2018-05-01']that were posted between 2018-04-01 and 2018-05-01.

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Arguments

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries posted last month #}
{% set start = date('first day of last month')|atom %}
{% set end = date('first day of this month')|atom %}

{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .postDate(['and', ">= #{start}", "< #{end}"])
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries posted last month
$start = (new \DateTime('first day of last month'))->format(\DateTime::ATOM);
$end = (new \DateTime('first day of this month'))->format(\DateTime::ATOM);

${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->postDate(['and', ">= {$start}", "< {$end}"])
    ->all();

section()

Narrows the query results based on the sections the entries belong to.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'foo'in a section with a handle of foo.
'not foo'not in a section with a handle of foo.
['foo', 'bar']in a section with a handle of foo or bar.
['not', 'foo', 'bar']not in a section with a handle of foo or bar.
a Section objectin a section represented by the object.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries in the Foo section #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .section('foo')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries in the Foo section
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->section('foo')
    ->all();

sectionId()

Narrows the query results based on the sections the entries belong to, per the sections’ IDs.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
1in a section with an ID of 1.
'not 1'not in a section with an ID of 1.
[1, 2]in a section with an ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not in a section with an ID of 1 or 2.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries in the section with an ID of 1 #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .sectionId(1)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries in the section with an ID of 1
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->sectionId(1)
    ->all();

status()

Narrows the query results based on the entries’ statuses.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'live' (default)that are live.
'pending'that are pending (enabled with a Post Date in the future).
'expired'that are expired (enabled with an Expiry Date in the past).
'disabled'that are disabled.
['live', 'pending']that are live or pending.
['not', 'live', 'pending']that are not live or pending.

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Arguments

  • $value

Example

twig
{# Fetch disabled entries #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .status('disabled')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch disabled entries
${elements-var} = {element-class}::find()
    ->status('disabled')
    ->all();

type()

Narrows the query results based on the entries’ entry types.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
'foo'of a type with a handle of foo.
'not foo'not of a type with a handle of foo.
['foo', 'bar']of a type with a handle of foo or bar.
['not', 'foo', 'bar']not of a type with a handle of foo or bar.
an EntryType objectof a type represented by the object.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries in the Foo section with a Bar entry type #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .section('foo')
  .type('bar')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries in the Foo section with a Bar entry type
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->section('foo')
    ->type('bar')
    ->all();

typeId()

Narrows the query results based on the entries’ entry types, per the types’ IDs.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches entries…
1of a type with an ID of 1.
'not 1'not of a type with an ID of 1.
[1, 2]of a type with an ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not of a type with an ID of 1 or 2.

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Arguments

Returns

static – Self reference


Example

twig
{# Fetch entries of the entry type with an ID of 1 #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .typeId(1)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch entries of the entry type with an ID of 1
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->typeId(1)
    ->all();

Protected Methods

MethodDescription
afterPrepare()This method is called at the end of preparing an element query for the query builder.
beforePrepare()This method is called at the beginning of preparing an element query for the query builder.
cacheTags()Returns any cache invalidation tags that caches involving this element query should use as dependencies.
cleanUpTableNames()Clean up table names and aliases Both aliases and names are enclosed into .
customFields()Returns the fields that should take part in an upcoming elements query.
extractFieldsFor()Extract nested fields from a fields collection for a given root field Nested fields are separated with dots (.). e.g: "item.id" The previous example would extract "id".
extractRootFields()Extracts the root field names from nested fields.
filterCondition()Removes empty operands from the given query condition.
getUnaliasedColumnsFromSelect()
getUniqueColumns()Returns unique column names excluding duplicates.
isEmpty()Returns a value indicating whether the give value is "empty".
joinElementTable()Joins in a table with an id column that has a foreign key pointing to craft_elements.id.
normalizeOrderBy()Normalizes format of ORDER BY data.
normalizeSelect()Normalizes the SELECT columns passed to select() or addSelect().
queryScalar()Queries a scalar value by setting select() first.
resolveFields()Determines which fields can be returned by toArray().
setCommandCache()Sets $command cache, if this query has enabled caching.
statusCondition()Returns the condition that should be applied to the element query for a given status.

beforePrepare()

This method is called at the beginning of preparing an element query for the query builder.

The main Query object being prepared for the query builder is available via query. The subselect’s Query object being prepared is available via subQuery. The role of the subselect query is to apply conditions to the query and narrow the result set down to just the elements that should actually be returned. The role of the main query is to join in any tables that should be included in the results, and select all of the columns that should be included in the results.

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Returns

boolean – Whether the query should be prepared and returned to the query builder. If false, the query will be cancelled and no results will be returned.

cacheTags()

Since
3.5.0

Returns any cache invalidation tags that caches involving this element query should use as dependencies.

Use the most specific tag(s) possible, to reduce the likelihood of pointless cache clearing.

When elements are created/updated/deleted, their craft\base\ElementInterface::getCacheTags() method will be called, and any caches that have those tags listed as dependencies will be invalidated.

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Returns

string[]

statusCondition()

Returns the condition that should be applied to the element query for a given status.

For example, if you support a status called “pending”, which maps back to a pending database column that will either be 0 or 1, this method could do this:

php
protected function statusCondition($status)
{
    switch ($status) {
        case 'pending':
            return ['mytable.pending' => true];
        default:
            return parent::statusCondition($status);
    }

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Arguments

  • $status (string) – The status

Returns

string, array, yii\db\ExpressionInterface, false, null – The status condition, or false if $status is an unsupported status