Entry

# `authorId`

Type: integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

the entry author’s ID

# `availableEntryTypes`

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

# `expiryDate`

Type: DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Expiry date

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

# `gqlTypeName`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.3.0

# `isSlugTranslatable`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 4.5.0

# `isTitleTranslatable`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

# `postDate`

Type: DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Post date

Example

PHP
Twig

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

# `postEditUrl`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 4.0.0

# `section`

Type: craft\models\Section
Default value: null

the entry’s section

# `sectionId`

Type: integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Section ID

Example

PHP
Twig

echo $entry->sectionId;

# `slugTranslationDescription`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 4.5.0

# `slugTranslationKey`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 4.5.0

The translation key

# `titleTranslationDescription`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

# `titleTranslationKey`

Type: string (opens new window)
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 (opens new window)
Default value: null

the entry type’s ID

# Protected Properties

Property	Description
revisionCreatorId	integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Revision creator ID to be saved
revisionNotes	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Revision notes to be saved

# Public Methods

Method	Description
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()
__construct()
__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() (opens new window)	Sets a component property to be null.
actions()	Returns the available element actions (opens new window) for a given source.
activeAttributes() (opens new window)	Returns the attribute names that are subject to validation in the current scenario.
addError()	Adds a new error to the specified attribute.
addErrors() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
attributeHints() (opens new window)	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.
canCreateDrafts()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to create drafts for this element.
canDelete()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element.
canDeleteForSite()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element for its current site.
canDuplicate()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to duplicate this element.
canGetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSave()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to save this element in its current form.
canSetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
canView()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to view this element’s edit page.
className() (opens new window)	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
clearErrors() (opens new window)	Removes errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
createAnother()	Creates a new element (without saving it) based on this one.
createCondition()	Returns an element condition for the element type.
createValidators() (opens new window)	Creates validator objects based on the validation rules specified in rules() (opens new window).
datetimeAttributes()	Returns the names of any attributes that should hold DateTime (opens new window) values.
defaultTableAttributes()	Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.
detachBehavior() (opens new window)	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() (opens new window) 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() (opens new window).
fieldLayouts()	Returns all of the field layouts associated with elements from the given source.
fields() (opens new window)	Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() (opens new window) 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() (opens new window)	Returns the form name that this model class should use.
generateAttributeLabel() (opens new window)	Generates a user friendly attribute label based on the give attribute name.
getActiveValidators() (opens new window)	Returns the validators applicable to the current scenario (opens new window).
getAdditionalButtons()	Returns additional buttons that should be shown at the top of the element’s edit page.
getAncestors()	Returns the element’s ancestors.
getAttributeHint() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	Returns attribute values.
getAuthor()	Returns the entry’s author.
getAuthorId()	Returns the entry author ID.
getAvailableEntryTypes()	Returns the available entry types for the entry.
getBehavior() (opens new window)	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors() (opens new window)	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.
getCpRevisionsUrl()	Returns the element’s revisions index 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.
getEnabledForSite()	Returns whether the element is enabled for the current site.
getErrorSummary() (opens new window)	Returns the errors for all attributes as a one-dimensional array.
getErrors() (opens new window)	Returns the errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
getExpiryDate()	Returns the element’s expiration date/time.
getFieldColumnPrefix()	Returns the field column prefix this element’s content uses.
getFieldContext()	Returns the field context this element’s content uses.
getFieldLayout()	Returns the field layout used by this element.
getFieldParamNamespace()	Returns the namespace used by custom field params on the request.
getFieldValue()	Returns the value for a given field.
getFieldValues()	Returns the element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles.
getFirstError() (opens new window)	Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getFirstErrors() (opens new window)	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.
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.
getIsDerivative()	Returns whether this is a derivative element, such as a draft or revision.
getIsDraft()	Returns whether this is a draft.
getIsFresh()	Returns whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).
getIsHomepage()	Returns whether this element represents the site homepage.
getIsRevision()	Returns whether this is a revision.
getIsSlugTranslatable()	Returns whether the Slug field should be shown as translatable in the UI.
getIsTitleTranslatable()	Returns whether the Title field should be shown as translatable in the UI.
getIsUnpublishedDraft()	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 should be shown within the editor sidebar.
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.
getParentId()	Returns the parent ID.
getParentUri()	Returns the parent element’s URI, if there is one.
getPostEditUrl()	Returns the URL that users should be redirected to after editing the element.
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() (opens new window)	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 editor sidebar.
getSite()	Returns the site the element is associated with.
getSlugTranslationDescription()	Returns the description of the Slug field’s translation support.
getSlugTranslationKey()	Returns the Slug’s translation key.
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.
getThumbAlt()	Returns alt text for the element’s thumbnail.
getThumbHtml()	Returns the HTML for the element’s thumbnail, if it has one.
getThumbUrl()	Returns the URL to the element’s thumbnail, if it has 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.
getTypeId()	Returns the entry type ID.
getUiLabel()	Returns what the element should be called within the control panel.
getUiLabelPath()	Returns any path segment labels that should be prepended to the element’s UI label.
getUriFormat()	Returns the URI format used to generate this element’s URI.
getUrl()	Returns the element’s full URL.
getValidators() (opens new window)	Returns all the validators declared in rules() (opens new window).
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() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
hasRevisions()	Returns whether revisions should be created when this element is saved.
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() (opens new window)	Returns static class instance, which can be used to obtain meta information.
isAncestorOf()	Returns whether this element is an ancestor of another one.
isAttributeActive() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is required.
isAttributeSafe() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	Populates the model with input data.
loadMultiple() (opens new window)	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 editor sidebar.
modifyCustomSource()	Modifies a custom source’s config, before it’s returned by craft\services\ElementSources::getSources()
off() (opens new window)	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
offsetExists()	Returns whether there is an element at the specified offset.
offsetGet() (opens new window)	Returns the element at the specified offset.
offsetSet() (opens new window)	Sets the element at the specified offset.
offsetUnset() (opens new window)	Sets the element value at the specified offset to null.
on() (opens new window)	Attaches an event handler to an event.
onUnsafeAttribute() (opens new window)	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().
prepareEditScreen()	Prepares the response for the element’s Edit screen.
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() (opens new window)	Returns the attribute names that are safe to be massively assigned in the current scenario.
scenarios() (opens new window)	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.
setAuthorId()	Sets the entry author ID.
setCanonical()	Sets the canonical version of the element.
setCanonicalId()	Sets the element’s canonical ID.
setDirtyAttributes()	Sets the list of dirty attribute names.
setDirtyFields()	Sets the list of dirty field handles.
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.
setFieldValueFromRequest()	Sets the value for a given field. The value should have originated from post data.
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.
setParentId()	Sets the parent ID.
setPrev()	Sets the default previous element.
setRevisionCreatorId()	Sets the revision creator ID to be saved.
setRevisionNotes()	Sets the revision notes to be saved.
setScenario() (opens new window)	Sets the scenario for the model.
setTypeId()	Sets the entry type ID.
setUiLabel()	Defines what the element should be called within the control panel.
setUiLabelPath()	Defines any path segment labels that should be prepended to the element’s UI label.
showStatusField()	Whether status field should be shown for this element.
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() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	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.
validateMultiple() (opens new window)	Validates multiple models.

# `afterMoveInStructure()`

Performs actions after an element is moved within a structure.

Arguments

$structureId (integer (opens new window)) – 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 (opens new window)) – 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 (opens new window)) – Whether the element is brand new

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)

# `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() (opens new window). 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 (opens new window) – Attribute labels (name => label)

# `attributes()`

Returns the list of attribute names.

By default, this method returns all public non-static properties of the class. You may override this method to change the default behavior.

Returns

string (opens new window)[] – List of attribute names.

# `beforeDelete()`

Performs actions before an element is deleted.

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element should be deleted

# `beforeSave()`

Performs actions before an element is saved.

Arguments

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

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element should be saved

Throws

yii\base\Exception (opens new window)
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 (opens new window) – Whether the validation should be executed. Defaults to true. If false is returned, the validation will stop and the model is considered invalid.

# `canCreateDrafts()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to create drafts for this element.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

TIP

If this is going to return true under any circumstances, make sure trackChanges() is returning true, so drafts can be automatically updated with upstream content changes.

Arguments

$user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

# `canDelete()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

Arguments

$user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

# `canDeleteForSite()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element for its current site.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

Arguments

$user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

# `canDuplicate()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to duplicate this element.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

Arguments

$user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

# `canSave()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to save this element in its current form.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed.

Arguments

$user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

# `canView()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to view this element’s edit page.

If they can view but not save, the edit form will either render statically, or be restricted to only saving changes as a draft, depending on canCreateDrafts().

Arguments

$user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

# `createAnother()`

Creates a new element (without saving it) based on this one.

This will be called by the “Save and add another” action on the element’s edit page.

Note that permissions don’t need to be considered here. The created element’s canSave() method will be called before saving.

Returns

self, null (opens new window)

# `createCondition()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns an element condition for the element type.

craft\elements\conditions\entries\EntryCondition

Returns

# `displayName()`

Returns the display name of this class.

Returns

string (opens new window) – 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
createElement (optional) - an element factory function, which will be passed the element query, the current query result data, and the first source element that the result was eager-loaded for

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 (self[]) – An array of the source elements
$handle (string (opens new window)) – The property handle used to identify which target elements should be included in the map

Returns

array (opens new window), null (opens new window), false (opens new window) – 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() (opens new window).

This method is similar to fields() (opens new window) except that the list of fields returned by this method are not returned by default by toArray() (opens new window). Only when field names to be expanded are explicitly specified when calling toArray() (opens new window), 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 (opens new window) – The list of expandable field names or field definitions. Please refer to fields() (opens new window) 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\elements\ElementInterface instances. For example,

// 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,

class Product extends Element
{
    public static function find(): ElementQueryInterface
    {
        // 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,

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

Returns

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

# `getAuthor()`

Returns the entry’s author.

$author = $entry->author;

# `getAuthorId()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns the entry author ID.

integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)

Returns

# `getAvailableEntryTypes()`

Since: 3.6.0

Returns the available entry types for the entry.

Returns

craft\models\EntryType[]

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)

# `getExpiryDate()`

Returns the element’s expiration date/time.

DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window)

Returns

# `getFieldLayout()`

Returns the field layout used by this element.

craft\models\FieldLayout, null (opens new window)

Returns

# `getGqlTypeName()`

Since: 3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.

Returns

# `getIsSlugTranslatable()`

Since: 4.5.0

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

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

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

# `getPostEditUrl()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns the URL that users should be redirected to after editing the element.

Returns

# `getRef()`

Returns the reference string to this element.

Returns

# `getSection()`

Returns the entry’s section.

Returns

craft\models\Section

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)
if sectionId is missing or invalid

Example

PHP
Twig

$section = $entry->section;

# `getSlugTranslationDescription()`

Since: 4.5.0

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

Returns

# `getSlugTranslationKey()`

Since: 4.5.0

Returns the Slug’s translation key.

When saving an element on a multi-site Craft install, if $propagate is true for craft\services\Elements::saveElement(), then getSlugTranslationKey() 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 slug will be copied over to the target site.

Returns

string (opens new window) – The translation key

# `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

# `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 (opens new window) – The translation key

# `getType()`

Returns the entry type.

Returns

craft\models\EntryType

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)
if the section has no entry types

Example

PHP
Twig

$entryType = $entry->type;

# `getTypeId()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns the entry type ID.

integer (opens new window)

Returns

# `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 (opens new window)
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 (opens new window) – Whether elements of this type will be storing any data in the content table.

# `hasRevisions()`

Since: 4.0.0

Returns whether revisions should be created when this element is saved.

Returns

# `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 (opens new window) – Whether elements of this type have statuses.

# `hasTitles()`

Returns whether elements of this type have traditional titles.

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – 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 (opens new window) – 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 (opens new window) – 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 editor sidebar.

Arguments

$static (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether the fields should be static (non-interactive)

Returns

# `modifyCustomSource()`

Since: 4.5.0

Modifies a custom source’s config, before it’s returned by craft\services\ElementSources::getSources()

Arguments

$config (array (opens new window))

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

# `prepareEditScreen()`

Since: 4.0.0

Prepares the response for the element’s Edit screen.

Arguments

$response (yii\web\Response (opens new window)) – The response being prepared
$containerId (string (opens new window)) – The ID of the element editor’s container element

# `refHandle()`

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

Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – 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 (opens new window))

# `setAuthorId()`

Since: 4.0.0

Sets the entry author ID.

Arguments

$authorId (integer (opens new window), integer (opens new window)[], string (opens new window), null (opens new window))

# `setEagerLoadedElements()`

Sets some eager-loaded elements on a given handle.

Arguments

$handle (string (opens new window)) – The handle that was used to eager-load the elements
$elements (self[]) – The eager-loaded elements

# `setTypeId()`

Since: 4.0.0

Sets the entry type ID.

Arguments

$typeId (integer (opens new window))

# `showStatusField()`

Since: 4.5.0

Whether status field should be shown for this element.

If set to false, status can't be updated via editing entry, action or resave command. true for all elements by default for backwards compatibility.

Returns

# `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 (opens new window) – 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
cacheTags()	Returns the cache tags that should be cleared when this element is saved.
cpEditUrl()	Returns the element’s edit URL in the control panel.
cpRevisionsUrl()	Returns the element’s revisions index URL in the control panel.
defineActions()	Defines the available element actions for a given source.
defineBehaviors()	Returns the behaviors to attach to this class.
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() (opens new window)	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() (opens new window)	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.
hasNewParent()	Returns whether the element has been assigned a new parent.
htmlAttributes()	Returns any attributes that should be included in the element’s DOM representation in the control panel.
includeSetStatusAction()	Returns whether the Set Status action should be included in actions() automatically.
indexElements()	Returns the resulting elements for an element index.
metadata()	Returns element metadata that should be shown within the editor sidebar.
normalizeFieldValue()	Normalizes a field’s value.
notesFieldHtml()	Returns the notes field HTML for the sidebar.
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() (opens new window)	Determines which fields can be returned by toArray() (opens new window).
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.
statusFieldHtml()	Returns the status field HTML for the sidebar.
tableAttributeHtml()	Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in Table View.
thumbSvg()	Returns the element’s thumbnail SVG contents, which should be used as a fallback when getThumbUrl() returns `null`.
uiLabel()	Returns what the element should be called within the control panel.

# `cacheTags()`

Since: 3.5.0

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

string (opens new window)[]

Returns

# `cpEditUrl()`

Since: 3.7.0

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

Returns

# `cpRevisionsUrl()`

Since: 4.4.0

Returns the element’s revisions index URL in the control panel.

Returns

# `defineActions()`

Defines the available element actions for a given source.

Arguments

$source (string (opens new window)) – The selected source’s key, if any.

Returns

array (opens new window) – The available element actions.

# `defineDefaultTableAttributes()`

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

Arguments

$source (string (opens new window)) – The selected source’s key

Returns

string (opens new window)[] – The table attributes.

# `defineFieldLayouts()`

Since: 3.5.0

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

Arguments

$source (string (opens new window)) – 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 (opens new window) – The attributes that elements can be sorted by

# `defineSources()`

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

Arguments

$context (string (opens new window)) – The context ('index', 'modal', 'field', or 'settings').

Returns

array (opens new window) – The sources.

# `defineTableAttributes()`

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

Returns

array (opens new window) – The table attributes.

# `includeSetStatusAction()`

Since: 4.3.2

Returns whether the Set Status action should be included in actions() automatically.

Returns

# `prepElementQueryForTableAttribute()`

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

Arguments

$elementQuery (craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface)
$attribute (string (opens new window))

# `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

string (opens new window), array (opens new window), null (opens new window) – 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:

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() (opens new window) 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 DateTime (opens new window) 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 (opens new window)) – The attribute name.

Returns

string (opens new window) – The HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in Table View.

Throws

yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)

# `uiLabel()`

Since: 3.6.4

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

Returns