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`authorId`

Type: integer, null
Default value: null

Author ID

Example

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echo $entry->authorId;

twig

{{ entry.authorId }}

`availableEntryTypes`

Type: craft\models\EntryType[]
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.6.0

`cacheTags`

Type: string[]
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

`expiryDate`

Type: DateTime, null
Default value: null

Expiry date

Example

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if ($entry->expiryDate) {
    echo Craft::$app->formatter->asDate($entry->expiryDate, 'short');
}

twig

{% if entry.expiryDate %}
  {{ entry.expiryDate|date('short') }}
{% endif %}

`gqlTypeName`

Type: string
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.3.0

`isTitleTranslatable`

Type: boolean
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

`postDate`

Type: DateTime, null
Default value: null

Post date

Example

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echo Craft::$app->formatter->asDate($entry->postDate, 'short');

twig

{{ entry.postDate|date('short') }}

`section`

Type: craft\models\Section
Default value: null

the entry's section

`sectionId`

Type: integer, null
Default value: null

Section ID

Example

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echo $entry->sectionId;

twig

{{ entry.sectionId }}

`titleTranslationDescription`

Type: string, null
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

`titleTranslationKey`

Type: string
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

The translation key

`type`

Type: craft\models\EntryType
Default value: null

the entry type

`typeId`

Type: integer, null
Default value: null

Type ID

Example

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echo $entry->typeId;

twig

{{ entry.typeId }}

Protected Properties

Property	Description
revisionCreatorId	string, null – Revision creator ID to be saved
revisionNotes	string, null – Revision notes to be saved

Public Methods

Method	Description
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()
__construct()	Constructor.
__get()	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()	Checks if a property is set.
__set()	Sets the value of a component property.
__toString()	Returns the string representation of the element.
__unset()	Sets a component property to be null.
actions()	Returns the available element actions for a given source.
activeAttributes()	Returns the attribute names that are subject to validation in the current scenario.
addError()	Adds a new error to the specified attribute.
addErrors()	Adds a list of errors.
addModelErrors()	Adds errors from another model, with a given attribute name prefix.
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.
afterValidate()	This method is invoked after validation ends.
attachBehavior()	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
attributeHints()	Returns the attribute hints.
attributeLabels()	Returns the attribute labels.
attributes()	Returns the list of attribute names.
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.
beforeValidate()	This method is invoked before validation starts.
behaviors()	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
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.
clearErrors()	Removes errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
createValidators()	Creates validator objects based on the validation rules specified in rules().
datetimeAttributes()	Returns the names of any attributes that should hold DateTime values.
defaultTableAttributes()	Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.
detachBehavior()	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
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.
ensureBehaviors()	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
exporters()	Returns the available export options for a given source.
extraFields()	Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray().
fieldLayouts()	Returns all of the field layouts associated with elements from the given source.
fields()	Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() when no specific fields are specified.
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.
formName()	Returns the form name that this model class should use.
generateAttributeLabel()	Generates a user friendly attribute label based on the give attribute name.
getActiveValidators()	Returns the validators applicable to the current scenario.
getAncestors()	Returns the element’s ancestors.
getAttributeHint()	Returns the text hint for the specified attribute.
getAttributeLabel()	Returns the text label for the specified attribute.
getAttributeStatus()	Returns the status of a given attribute.
getAttributes()	Returns attribute values.
getAuthor()	Returns the entry's author.
getAvailableEntryTypes()	Returns the available entry types for the entry.
getBehavior()	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
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.
getError()	Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getErrorSummary()	Returns the errors for all attributes as a one-dimensional array.
getErrors()	Returns the errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
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.
getFieldStatus()	Returns the status of a given field.
getFieldValue()	Returns the value for a given field.
getFieldValues()	Returns the element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles.
getFirstError()	Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getFirstErrors()	Returns the first error of every attribute in the model.
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.
getHasFreshContent()	Returns whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).
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.
getId()
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.
getIsProvisionalDraft()	Returns whether this is a provisional draft.
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.
getIsUnsavedDraft()	Returns whether the element is an unpublished draft.
getIterator()	Returns an iterator for traversing the attributes in the model.
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.
getScenario()	Returns the scenario that this model is used in.
getSearchKeywords()	Returns the search keywords for a given search attribute.
getSection()	Returns the entry's section.
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.
getSourceId()	Returns the element’s canonical ID.
getSourceUid()	Returns the element’s canonical UID.
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.
getType()	Returns the entry type.
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.
getValidators()	Returns all the validators declared in rules().
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.
hasErrors()	Returns a value indicating whether there is any validation error.
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.
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.
init()	Initializes the object.
instance()	Returns static class instance, which can be used to obtain meta information.
isAncestorOf()	Returns whether this element is an ancestor of another one.
isAttributeActive()	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is active in the current scenario.
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.
isAttributeRequired()	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is required.
isAttributeSafe()	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is safe for massive assignments.
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.
load()	Populates the model with input data.
loadMultiple()	Populates a set of models with the data from end user.
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.
metaFieldsHtml()	Returns the HTML for any meta fields that should be shown within the sidebar of element editor slideouts. Or if the element doesn’t have a field layout, they’ll be shown in the main body of the slideout.
off()	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
offsetExists()	Returns whether there is an element at the specified offset.
offsetGet()	Returns the element at the specified offset.
offsetSet()	Sets the element at the specified offset.
offsetUnset()	Sets the element value at the specified offset to null.
on()	Attaches an event handler to an event.
onUnsafeAttribute()	This method is invoked when an unsafe attribute is being massively assigned.
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.
rules()	Returns the validation rules for attributes.
safeAttributes()	Returns the attribute names that are safe to be massively assigned in the current scenario.
scenarios()	Returns a list of scenarios and the corresponding active attributes.
searchableAttributes()	Defines which element attributes should be searchable.
setAttributes()	Sets the attribute values in a massive way.
setAuthor()	Sets the entry's author.
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.
setScenario()	Sets the scenario for the model.
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.
toArray()	Converts the model into an array.
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.
trigger()	Triggers an event.
updateTitle()	Updates the entry's title, if its entry type has a dynamic title format.
validate()	Performs the data validation.
validateCustomFieldAttribute()	Calls a custom validation function on a custom field.
validateCustomFieldContentSize()	Validates that the content size is going to fit within the field’s database column.
validateMultiple()	Validates multiple models.

`__clone()`

`afterMoveInStructure()`

Performs actions after an element is moved within a structure.

Arguments

$structureId (integer) – The structure ID

`afterPropagate()`

Since: 3.2.0

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

TIP

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

Arguments

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

`afterRestore()`

Since: 3.1.0

Performs actions after an element is restored.

`afterSave()`

Performs actions after an element is saved.

Arguments

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

Throws

yii\base\Exception
if reasons

`attributeLabels()`

Returns the attribute labels.

Attribute labels are mainly used for display purpose. For example, given an attribute firstName, we can declare a label First Name which is more user-friendly and can be displayed to end users.

By default an attribute label is generated using generateAttributeLabel(). This method allows you to explicitly specify attribute labels.

Note, in order to inherit labels defined in the parent class, a child class needs to merge the parent labels with child labels using functions such as array_merge().

Returns

array – Attribute labels (name => label)

`beforeDelete()`

Performs actions before an element is deleted.

Returns

boolean – Whether the element should be deleted

`beforeSave()`

Performs actions before an element is saved.

Arguments

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

Returns

boolean – Whether the element should be saved

Throws

yii\base\Exception
if reasons

`beforeValidate()`

This method is invoked before validation starts.

The default implementation raises a beforeValidate event. You may override this method to do preliminary checks before validation. Make sure the parent implementation is invoked so that the event can be raised.

Returns

boolean – Whether the validation should be executed. Defaults to true. If false is returned, the validation will stop and the model is considered invalid.

`datetimeAttributes()`

Returns the names of any attributes that should hold DateTime values.

Returns

string[]

`displayName()`

Returns the display name of this class.

Returns

string – The display name of this class.

`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);
    }
}

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

`extraFields()`

Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray().

This method is similar to fields() except that the list of fields returned by this method are not returned by default by toArray(). Only when field names to be expanded are explicitly specified when calling toArray(), will their values be exported.

The default implementation returns an empty array.

You may override this method to return a list of expandable fields based on some context information (e.g. the current application user).

Returns

array – The list of expandable field names or field definitions. Please refer to fields() on the format of the return value.

`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);
    }
}

Returns

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

`getAuthor()`

Returns the entry's author.

craft\elements\User, null

Returns

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException
if authorId is set but invalid

Example

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$author = $entry->author;

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<p>By {{ entry.author.name }}</p>

`getAvailableEntryTypes()`

Since: 3.6.0

Returns the available entry types for the entry.

Returns

craft\models\EntryType[]

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException

`getCacheTags()`

Since: 3.5.0

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

Returns

string[]

`getFieldLayout()`

Returns the field layout used by this element.

craft\models\FieldLayout, null

Returns

`getGqlTypeName()`

Since: 3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.

Returns

`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().

Returns

boolean

`getRef()`

Returns the reference string to this element.

Returns

`getSection()`

Returns the entry's section.

Returns

craft\models\Section

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException
if sectionId is missing or invalid

Example

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$section = $entry->section;

twig

{% set section = entry.section %}

`getStatus()`

Returns the element’s status.

Returns

`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)

Returns

integer[], array

`getTitleTranslationDescription()`

Since: 3.5.0

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

Returns

`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.

Returns

string – The translation key

`getType()`

Returns the entry type.

Returns

craft\models\EntryType

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException
if the section has no entry types

Example

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$entryType = $entry->type;

twig

{% switch entry.type.handle %}
  {% case 'article' %}
    {% include "news/_article" %}
  {% case 'link' %}
    {% include "news/_link" %}
{% endswitch %}

`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().

Returns

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException
if siteId is not set to a site ID that the entry's section is enabled for

`gqlMutationNameByContext()`

Since: 3.5.0

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

Arguments

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

Returns

`gqlScopesByContext()`

Since: 3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL scopes required by element's context.

Arguments

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

Returns

`gqlTypeNameByContext()`

Since: 3.3.0

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

Arguments

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

Returns

`hasContent()`

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

Returns

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

`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.

Returns

boolean – Whether elements of this type have statuses.

`hasTitles()`

Returns whether elements of this type have traditional titles.

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.

Returns

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

`init()`

Since: 3.5.0

Initializes the object.

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

`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.

Returns

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

`lowerDisplayName()`

Since: 3.3.17

Returns the lowercase version of displayName().

Returns

`metaFieldsHtml()`

Since: 3.7.0

Returns the HTML for any meta fields that should be shown within the sidebar of element editor slideouts. Or if the element doesn’t have a field layout, they’ll be shown in the main body of the slideout.

Returns

`pluralDisplayName()`

Since: 3.2.0

Returns the plural version of displayName().

Returns

`pluralLowerDisplayName()`

Since: 3.3.17

Returns the plural, lowercase version of displayName().

Returns

`refHandle()`

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

Returns

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

`setAuthor()`

Sets the entry's author.

Arguments

$author (craft\elements\User, null)

`setEagerLoadedElements()`

Sets some eager-loaded elements on a given handle.

Arguments

$handle (string) – The handle that was used to eager-load the elements
$elements (craft\base\ElementInterface[]) – The eager-loaded elements

`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().

Returns

`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.

Returns

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

`updateTitle()`

Since: 3.0.3

Updates the entry's title, if its entry type has a dynamic title format.

Protected Methods

Method	Description
cpEditUrl()	Returns the element’s edit URL in the control panel.
defineActions()	Defines the available element actions for a given source.
defineDefaultTableAttributes()	Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.
defineExporters()	Defines the available element exporters for a given source.
defineFieldLayouts()	Defines the field layouts associated with elements for a given source.
defineRules()	Returns the validation rules for attributes.
defineSearchableAttributes()	Defines which element attributes should be searchable.
defineSortOptions()	Returns the sort options for the element type.
defineSources()	Defines the sources that elements of this type may belong to.
defineTableAttributes()	Defines all of the available columns that can be shown in table views.
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.
fieldByHandle()	Returns the field with a given handle.
fieldLayoutFields()	Returns each of this element’s fields.
findByCondition()	Finds Element instance(s) by the given condition.
hasFieldLayout()	Returns whether the element has a field layout with at least one tab.
htmlAttributes()	Returns any attributes that should be included in the element’s DOM representation in the control panel.
indexElements()	Returns the resulting elements for an element index.
isDeletable()	Returns whether the current user can delete the element.
isEditable()	Returns whether the current user can edit the element.
metadata()	Returns element metadata that can be shown on its edit page or within element editor slideouts.
normalizeFieldValue()	Normalizes a field’s value.
prepElementQueryForTableAttribute()	Prepares an element query for an element index that includes a given table attribute.
previewTargets()	Returns the additional locations that should be available for previewing the element, besides its primary URL.
resolveFields()	Determines which fields can be returned by toArray().
route()	Returns the route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested.
searchKeywords()	Returns the search keywords for a given search attribute.
slugFieldHtml()	Returns the HTML for the element’s Slug field.
tableAttributeHtml()	Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in Table View.
uiLabel()	Returns what the element should be called within the control panel.

`cpEditUrl()`

Since: 3.7.0

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

Returns

Example

phptwig

php

$url = $entry->cpEditUrl;

twig

{% if entry.isEditable %}
  <a href="{{ entry.cpEditUrl }}">Edit</a>
{% endif %}

`defineActions()`

Defines the available element actions for a given source.

Arguments

$source (string, null) – The selected source’s key, if any.

Returns

array – The available element actions.

`defineDefaultTableAttributes()`

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

Arguments

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

Returns

string[] – The table attributes.

`defineFieldLayouts()`

Since: 3.5.0

Defines the field layouts associated with elements for a given source.

Arguments

$source (string) – The selected source’s key, if any

Returns

craft\models\FieldLayout[] – The associated field layouts

`defineRules()`

Since: 3.4.0

Returns the validation rules for attributes.

See rules() for details about what should be returned.

Models should override this method instead of rules() so EVENT_DEFINE_RULES handlers can modify the class-defined rules.

Returns

`defineSortOptions()`

Returns the sort options for the element type.

Returns

array – The attributes that elements can be sorted by

`defineSources()`

Defines the sources that elements of this type may belong to.

Arguments

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

Returns

array – The sources.

`defineTableAttributes()`

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

Returns

array – The table attributes.

`isDeletable()`

Since: 3.5.12

Returns whether the current user can delete the element.

Returns

boolean

`isEditable()`

Since: 3.7.0

Returns whether the current user can edit the element.

Returns

boolean

Example

phptwig

php

$editable = $entry->isEditable;

twig

{% if entry.isEditable %}
  <a href="{{ entry.cpEditUrl }}">Edit</a>
{% endif %}

`prepElementQueryForTableAttribute()`

Prepares an element query for an element index that includes a given table attribute.

Arguments

$elementQuery (craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface)
$attribute (string)

`previewTargets()`

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 'label' and 'url' keys.

Returns

`route()`

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

Returns

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

`tableAttributeHtml()`

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

This method can be used to completely customize what actually shows up within the table’s body for a given attribute, rather than simply showing the attribute’s raw value.

For example, if your elements have an email attribute that you want to wrap in a mailto: link, your tableAttributeHtml() method could do this:

php

switch ($attribute) {
    case 'email':
        return $this->email ? Html::mailto(Html::encode($this->email)) : '';
    // ...
}
return parent::tableAttributeHtml($attribute);

WARNING

All untrusted text should be passed through craft\helpers\Html::encode() to prevent XSS attacks.

By default the following will be returned:

If the attribute name is link or uri, it will be linked to the front-end URL.
If the attribute is a custom field handle, it will pass the responsibility off to the field type.
If the attribute value is a \craft\elements\DateTime object, the date will be formatted with a localized date format.
For anything else, it will output the attribute value as a string.

Arguments

$attribute (string) – The attribute name.

Returns

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

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException

`uiLabel()`

Since: 3.6.4

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

Returns