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ElementQueryInterface ​

Type
Interface
Namespace
craft\elements\db
Extends
yii\base\Arrayable, yii\db\QueryInterface
Implemented by
craft\elements\db\AddressQuery, craft\elements\db\AssetQuery, craft\elements\db\CategoryQuery, craft\elements\db\ElementQuery, craft\elements\db\EntryQuery, craft\elements\db\GlobalSetQuery, craft\elements\db\MatrixBlockQuery, craft\elements\db\TagQuery, craft\elements\db\UserQuery, craft\test\mockclasses\elements\MockElementQuery
Since
3.0.0

ElementQueryInterface defines the common interface to be implemented by element query classes.

The default implementation of this interface is provided by craft\elements\db\ElementQuery.

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
addOrderBy()Adds additional ORDER BY columns to the query.
afterPopulate()Performs any post-population processing on elements.
all()Executes the query and returns all results as an array.
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.
andFilterWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one ignoring empty parameters.
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().
archived()Sets the $archived property.
asArray()Causes the query to return matching {elements} as arrays of data, rather than [[{element-class}]] objects.
collect()Executes the query and returns all results as a collection.
count()Returns the number of records.
createElement()Converts a found row into an element instance.
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.
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}.
emulateExecution()Sets whether to emulate query execution, preventing any interaction with data storage.
exists()Returns a value indicating whether the query result contains any row of data.
extraFields()Returns the list of additional fields that can be returned by toArray() in addition to those listed in fields().
fields()Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() when no specific fields are specified.
filterWhere()Sets the WHERE part of the query ignoring empty parameters.
fixedOrder()Causes the query results to be returned in the order specified by id().
hasDescendants()Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} have any descendants in their structure.
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.
language()Determines which site(s) the {elements} should be queried in, based on their language.
leaves()Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} are “leaves” ({elements} with no descendants).
level()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ level within the structure.
limit()Sets the LIMIT part of the query.
nextSiblingOf()Narrows the query results to only the {element} that comes immediately after another {element} in its structure.
nth()Executes the query and returns a single row of result at a given offset.
offset()Sets the OFFSET part of the query.
one()Executes the query and returns a single row of result.
orFilterWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one ignoring empty parameters.
orWhere()Adds an additional WHERE condition to the existing one.
orderBy()Sets the ORDER BY part of the 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.
preferSites()If unique() is set, this determines which site should be selected when querying multi-site elements.
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}.
savedDraftsOnly()Narrows the query results to only unpublished drafts which have been saved after initial creation.
search()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that match a search query.
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 {elements}’ statuses.
structureId()Determines which structure data should be joined into the query.
title()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ titles.
toArray()Converts the object into an array.
trashed()Narrows the query results to only {elements} that have been soft-deleted.
uid()Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ UIDs.
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.
withCustomFields()Sets whether custom fields should be factored into the query.
withStructure()Explicitly determines whether the query should join in the structure data.

afterPopulate() ​

Since
3.6.0

Performs any post-population processing on elements.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\base\ElementInterface[], array[]

all() ​

Executes the query and returns all results as an array.

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Arguments ​

  • $db (yii\db\Connection, null) – The database connection used to generate the SQL statement. If this parameter is not given, the db application component will be used.

Returns ​

craft\base\ElementInterface[], array[] – The resulting elements.

ancestorDist() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are up to a certain distance away from the {element} specified by ancestorOf().

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} above this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .ancestorOf({myElement})
  .ancestorDist(3)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} above this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->ancestorOf(${myElement})
    ->ancestorDist(3)
    ->all();

ancestorOf() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are ancestors of another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1above the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectabove the {element} represented by the object.

TIP

This can be combined with ancestorDist() if you want to limit how far away the ancestor {elements} can be.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} above this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .ancestorOf({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} above this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->ancestorOf(${myElement})
    ->all();

andRelatedTo() ​

Since
3.6.11

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are related to certain other elements.

See Relations for a full explanation of how to work with this parameter.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch all {elements} that are related to myCategoryA and myCategoryB #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .relatedTo(myCategoryA)
  .andRelatedTo(myCategoryB)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch all {elements} that are related to $myCategoryA and $myCategoryB
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->relatedTo($myCategoryA)
    ->andRelatedTo($myCategoryB)
    ->all();

andWith() ​

Since
3.0.9

Causes the query to return matching {elements} eager-loaded with related elements, in addition to the elements that were already specified by with().

.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

archived() ​

Sets the $archived property.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

asArray() ​

Causes the query to return matching {elements} as arrays of data, rather than [[{element-class}]] objects.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} as arrays #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .asArray()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} as arrays
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->asArray()
    ->all();

collect() ​

Since
4.0.0

Executes the query and returns all results as a collection.

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Arguments ​

  • $db (yii\db\Connection, null) – The database connection used to generate the SQL statement. If this parameter is not given, the db application component will be used.

Returns ​

\Illuminate\Support\Collection – A collection of the resulting elements.

createElement() ​

Since
3.6.0

Converts a found row into an element instance.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\base\ElementInterface

dateCreated() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ creation dates.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'>= 2018-04-01'that were created on or after 2018-04-01.
'< 2018-05-01'that were created before 2018-05-01.
['and', '>= 2018-04-04', '< 2018-05-01']that were created between 2018-04-01 and 2018-05-01.
now/today/tomorrow/yesterdaythat were created at midnight of the specified relative date.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

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

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

dateUpdated() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ last-updated dates.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'>= 2018-04-01'that were updated on or after 2018-04-01.
'< 2018-05-01'that were updated before 2018-05-01.
['and', '>= 2018-04-04', '< 2018-05-01']that were updated between 2018-04-01 and 2018-05-01.
now/today/tomorrow/yesterdaythat were updated at midnight of the specified relative date.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} updated in the last week #}
{% set lastWeek = date('1 week ago')|atom %}

{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .dateUpdated(">= #{lastWeek}")
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} updated in the last week
$lastWeek = (new \DateTime('1 week ago'))->format(\DateTime::ATOM);

${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->dateUpdated(">= {$lastWeek}")
    ->all();

descendantDist() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are up to a certain distance away from the {element} specified by descendantOf().

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} below this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .descendantOf({myElement})
  .descendantDist(3)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} below this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->descendantOf(${myElement})
    ->descendantDist(3)
    ->all();

descendantOf() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are descendants of another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1below the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectbelow the {element} represented by the object.

TIP

This can be combined with descendantDist() if you want to limit how far away the descendant {elements} can be.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} below this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .descendantOf({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} below this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->descendantOf(${myElement})
    ->all();

draftCreator() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results to only drafts created by a given user.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches drafts…
1created by the user with an ID of 1.
a \craft\elements\db\User objectcreated by the user represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch drafts by the current user #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .draftCreator(currentUser)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch drafts by the current user
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->draftCreator(Craft::$app->user->identity)
    ->all();

draftId() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ draft’s ID (from the drafts table).

Possible values include:

ValueFetches drafts…
1for the draft with an ID of 1.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch a draft #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .draftId(10)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch a draft
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->draftId(10)
    ->all();

draftOf() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results to only drafts of a given {element}.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches drafts…
1for the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectfor the {element} represented by the object.
'*'for any
falsethat aren’t associated with a published

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch drafts of the {element} #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .draftOf({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch drafts of the {element}
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->draftOf(${myElement})
    ->all();

drafts() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results to only drafts {elements}.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch a draft {element} #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .drafts()
  .id(123)
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch a draft {element}
${elements-var} = {element-class}::find()
    ->drafts()
    ->id(123)
    ->one();

fixedOrder() ​

Causes the query results to be returned in the order specified by id().

TIP

If no IDs were passed to id(), setting this to true will result in an empty result set.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} in a specific order #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .id([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
  .fixedOrder()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} in a specific order
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->id([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
    ->fixedOrder()
    ->all();

hasDescendants() ​

Since
3.0.4

Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} have any descendants in their structure.

(This has the opposite effect of calling leaves().)

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Arguments ​

  • $value (boolean) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} that have descendants #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .hasDescendants()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} that have descendants
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->hasDescendants()
    ->all();

id() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ IDs.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1with an ID of 1.
'not 1'not with an ID of 1.
[1, 2]with an ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not with an ID of 1 or 2.

TIP

This can be combined with fixedOrder() if you want the results to be returned in a specific order.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch the {element} by its ID #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .id(1)
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch the {element} by its ID
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->id(1)
    ->one();

ids() ​

Executes the query and returns the IDs of the resulting elements.

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Arguments ​

  • $db (yii\db\Connection, null) – The database connection used to generate the SQL statement. If this parameter is not given, the db application component will be used.

Returns ​

integer[] – The resulting element IDs. An empty array is returned if no elements are found.

ignorePlaceholders() ​

Since
3.2.9

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().

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

inReverse() ​

Causes the query results to be returned in reverse order.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (boolean) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} in reverse #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .inReverse()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} in reverse
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->inReverse()
    ->all();

language() ​

Since
4.9.0

Determines which site(s) the {elements} should be queried in, based on their language.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'en'from sites with a language of en.
['en-GB', 'en-US']from sites with a language of en-GB or en-US.
['not', 'en-GB', 'en-US']not in sites with a language of en-GB or en-US.

TIP

Elements that belong to multiple sites will be returned multiple times by default. If you only want unique elements to be returned, use unique() in conjunction with this.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} from English sites #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .language('en')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} from English sites
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->language('en')
    ->all();

leaves() ​

Narrows the query results based on whether the {elements} are “leaves” ({elements} with no descendants).

(This has the opposite effect of calling hasDescendants().)

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Arguments ​

  • $value (boolean) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} that have no descendants #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .leaves()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} that have no descendants
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->leaves()
    ->all();

level() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ level within the structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1with a level of 1.
'not 1'not with a level of 1.
'>= 3'with a level greater than or equal to 3.
[1, 2]with a level of 1 or 2.
[null, 1]without a level, or a level of 1.
['not', 1, 2]not with level of 1 or 2.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} positioned at level 3 or above #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .level('>= 3')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} positioned at level 3 or above
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->level('>= 3')
    ->all();

nextSiblingOf() ​

Narrows the query results to only the {element} that comes immediately after another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches the {element}…
1after the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectafter the {element} represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch the next {element} #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .nextSiblingOf({myElement})
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch the next {element}
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->nextSiblingOf(${myElement})
    ->one();

nth() ​

Executes the query and returns a single row of result at a given offset.

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Arguments ​

  • $n (integer) – The offset of the row to return. If offset() is set, $offset will be added to it.
  • $db (yii\db\Connection, null) – The database connection used to generate the SQL statement. If this parameter is not given, the db application component will be used.

Returns ​

mixed – The element or row of the query result. Null is returned if the query results in nothing.

one() ​

Executes the query and returns a single row of result.

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Arguments ​

  • $db (yii\db\Connection) – The database connection used to execute the query. If this parameter is not given, the db application component will be used.

Returns ​

mixed – The resulting element. Null is returned if the query results in nothing.

positionedAfter() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are positioned after another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1after the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectafter the {element} represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} after this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .positionedAfter({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} after this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->positionedAfter(${myElement})
    ->all();

positionedBefore() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are positioned before another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1before the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectbefore the {element} represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} before this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .positionedBefore({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} before this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->positionedBefore(${myElement})
    ->all();

preferSites() ​

Since
3.2.0

If unique() is set, this determines which site should be selected when querying multi-site elements.

For example, if element “Foo” exists in Site A and Site B, and element “Bar” exists in Site B and Site C, and this is set to ['c', 'b', 'a'], then Foo will be returned for Site B, and Bar will be returned for Site C.

If this isn’t set, then preference goes to the current site.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch unique {elements} from Site A, or Site B if they don’t exist in Site A #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .site('*')
  .unique()
  .preferSites(['a', 'b'])
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch unique {elements} from Site A, or Site B if they don’t exist in Site A
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->site('*')
    ->unique()
    ->preferSites(['a', 'b'])
    ->all();

prevSiblingOf() ​

Narrows the query results to only the {element} that comes immediately before another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches the {element}…
1before the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectbefore the {element} represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch the previous {element} #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .prevSiblingOf({myElement})
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch the previous {element}
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->prevSiblingOf(${myElement})
    ->one();

provisionalDrafts() ​

Since
3.7.0

Narrows the query results to only provisional drafts.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch provisional drafts created by the current user #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .provisionalDrafts()
  .draftCreator(currentUser)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch provisional drafts created by the current user
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->provisionalDrafts()
    ->draftCreator(Craft::$app->user->identity)
    ->all();

ref() ​

Narrows the query results based on a reference string.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

relatedTo() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are related to certain other elements.

See Relations for a full explanation of how to work with this parameter.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch all {elements} that are related to myCategory #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .relatedTo(myCategory)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch all {elements} that are related to $myCategory
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->relatedTo($myCategory)
    ->all();

revisionCreator() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results to only revisions created by a given user.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches revisions…
1created by the user with an ID of 1.
a \craft\elements\db\User objectcreated by the user represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch revisions by the current user #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .revisionCreator(currentUser)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch revisions by the current user
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->revisionCreator(Craft::$app->user->identity)
    ->all();

revisionId() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ revision’s ID (from the revisions table).

Possible values include:

ValueFetches revisions…
1for the revision with an ID of 1.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch a revision #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .revisionId(10)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch a revision
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->revisionIf(10)
    ->all();

revisionOf() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results to only revisions of a given {element}.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches revisions…
1for the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectfor the {element} represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch revisions of the {element} #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .revisionOf({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch revisions of the {element}
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->revisionOf(${myElement})
    ->all();

revisions() ​

Since
3.2.0

Narrows the query results to only revision {elements}.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch a revision {element} #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .revisions()
  .id(123)
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch a revision {element}
${elements-var} = {element-class}::find()
    ->revisions()
    ->id(123)
    ->one();

savedDraftsOnly() ​

Since
3.6.6

Narrows the query results to only unpublished drafts which have been saved after initial creation.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch saved, unpublished draft {elements} #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .draftOf(false)
  .savedDraftsOnly()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch saved, unpublished draft {elements}
${elements-var} = {element-class}::find()
    ->draftOf(false)
    ->savedDraftsOnly()
    ->all();

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that match a search query.

See Searching for a full explanation of how to work with this parameter.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Get the search query from the 'q' query string param #}
{% set searchQuery = craft.app.request.getQueryParam('q') %}

{# Fetch all {elements} that match the search query #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .search(searchQuery)
  .all() %}
php
// Get the search query from the 'q' query string param
$searchQuery = \Craft::$app->request->getQueryParam('q');

// Fetch all {elements} that match the search query
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->search($searchQuery)
    ->all();

siblingOf() ​

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that are siblings of another {element} in its structure.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1beside the {element} with an ID of 1.
a [[{element-class}]] objectbeside the {element} represented by the object.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} beside this one #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .siblingOf({myElement})
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} beside this one
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->siblingOf(${myElement})
    ->all();

site() ​

Determines which site(s) the {elements} should be queried in.

The current site will be used by default.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'foo'from the site with a handle of foo.
['foo', 'bar']from a site with a handle of foo or bar.
['not', 'foo', 'bar']not in a site with a handle of foo or bar.
a craft\models\Site objectfrom the site represented by the object.
'*'from any site.

TIP

If multiple sites are specified, elements that belong to multiple sites will be returned multiple times. If you only want unique elements to be returned, use unique() in conjunction with this.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

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

siteId() ​

Determines which site(s) the {elements} should be queried in, per the site’s ID.

The current site will be used by default.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1from the site with an ID of 1.
[1, 2]from a site with an ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not in a site with an ID of 1 or 2.
'*'from any site.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} from the site with an ID of 1 #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .siteId(1)
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} from the site with an ID of 1
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->siteId(1)
    ->all();

siteSettingsId() ​

Since
3.7.0

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ IDs in the elements_sites table.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
1with an elements_sites ID of 1.
'not 1'not with an elements_sites ID of 1.
[1, 2]with an elements_sites ID of 1 or 2.
['not', 1, 2]not with an elements_sites ID of 1 or 2.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch the {element} by its ID in the elements_sites table #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .siteSettingsId(1)
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch the {element} by its ID in the elements_sites table
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->siteSettingsId(1)
    ->one();

slug() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ slugs.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'foo'with a slug of foo.
'foo*'with a slug that begins with foo.
'*foo'with a slug that ends with foo.
'*foo*'with a slug that contains foo.
'not *foo*'with a slug that doesn’t contain foo.
['*foo*', '*bar*']with a slug that contains foo or bar.
['not', '*foo*', '*bar*']with a slug that doesn’t contain foo or bar.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static – Self reference

Example ​

twig
{# Get the requested {element} slug from the URL #}
{% set requestedSlug = craft.app.request.getSegment(3) %}

{# Fetch the {element} with that slug #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .slug(requestedSlug|literal)
  .one() %}
php
// Get the requested {element} slug from the URL
$requestedSlug = \Craft::$app->request->getSegment(3);

// Fetch the {element} with that slug
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->slug(\craft\helpers\Db::escapeParam($requestedSlug))
    ->one();

status() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ statuses.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'enabled' (default)that are enabled.
'disabled'that are disabled.
['not', 'disabled']that are not disabled.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

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

structureId() ​

Determines which structure data should be joined into the query.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

title() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ titles.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'Foo'with a title of Foo.
'Foo*'with a title that begins with Foo.
'*Foo'with a title that ends with Foo.
'*Foo*'with a title that contains Foo.
'not *Foo*'with a title that doesn’t contain Foo.
['*Foo*', '*Bar*']with a title that contains Foo or Bar.
['not', '*Foo*', '*Bar*']with a title that doesn’t contain Foo or Bar.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} with a title that contains "Foo" #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .title('*Foo*')
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} with a title that contains "Foo"
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->title('*Foo*')
    ->all();

trashed() ​

Since
3.1.0

Narrows the query results to only {elements} that have been soft-deleted.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

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

uid() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ UIDs.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch the {element} by its UID #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .uid('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')
  .one() %}
php
// Fetch the {element} by its UID
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->uid('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')
    ->one();

unique() ​

Since
3.2.0

Determines whether only elements with unique IDs should be returned by the query.

This should be used when querying elements from multiple sites at the same time, if “duplicate” results is not desired.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch unique {elements} across all sites #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .site('*')
  .unique()
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch unique {elements} across all sites
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->site('*')
    ->unique()
    ->all();

uri() ​

Narrows the query results based on the {elements}’ URIs.

Possible values include:

ValueFetches {elements}…
'foo'with a URI of foo.
'foo*'with a URI that begins with foo.
'*foo'with a URI that ends with foo.
'*foo*'with a URI that contains foo.
'not *foo*'with a URI that doesn’t contain foo.
['*foo*', '*bar*']with a URI that contains foo or bar.
['not', '*foo*', '*bar*']with a URI that doesn’t contain foo or bar.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The property value

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Get the requested URI #}
{% set requestedUri = craft.app.request.getPathInfo() %}

{# Fetch the {element} with that URI #}
{% set {element-var} = {twig-method}
  .uri(requestedUri|literal)
  .one() %}
php
// Get the requested URI
$requestedUri = \Craft::$app->request->getPathInfo();

// Fetch the {element} with that URI
${element-var} = {php-method}
    ->uri(\craft\helpers\Db::escapeParam($requestedUri))
    ->one();

with() ​

Causes the query to return matching {elements} eager-loaded with related elements.

See Eager-Loading Elements for a full explanation of how to work with this parameter.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

static

Example ​

twig
{# Fetch {elements} eager-loaded with the "Related" field’s relations #}
{% set {elements-var} = {twig-method}
  .with(['related'])
  .all() %}
php
// Fetch {elements} eager-loaded with the "Related" field’s relations
${elements-var} = {php-method}
    ->with(['related'])
    ->all();

withCustomFields() ​

Since
4.11.0

Sets whether custom fields should be factored into the query.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static – Self reference

withStructure() ​

Explicitly determines whether the query should join in the structure data.

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Arguments ​

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

Returns ​

static