MatrixBlock

Type
Class
Namespace
craft\elements
Inherits
craft\elements\MatrixBlock » craft\base\Element » craft\base\Component » craft\base\Model » yii\base\Model (opens new window) » yii\base\Component (opens new window) » yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window)
Implements
ArrayAccess (opens new window), IteratorAggregate (opens new window), craft\base\BlockElementInterface, craft\base\ComponentInterface, craft\base\ElementInterface, craft\base\ModelInterface, yii\base\Arrayable (opens new window), yii\base\Configurable (opens new window), yii\base\StaticInstanceInterface (opens new window)
Uses traits
craft\base\ClonefixTrait, craft\base\ElementTrait, yii\base\ArrayableTrait (opens new window), yii\base\StaticInstanceTrait (opens new window)
Since
3.0.0

MatrixBlock represents a matrix block element.

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# Public Properties

Property Description
activeValidators (opens new window) yii\validators\Validator (opens new window) – The validators applicable to the current scenario (opens new window).
additionalButtons string (opens new window)
ancestors craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The element’s ancestors
archived boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is archived
attributes (opens new window) array (opens new window) – Attribute values (name => value).
awaitingFieldValues boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is still awaiting its custom field values
behaviors (opens new window) yii\base\Behavior (opens new window) – List of behaviors attached to this component.
cacheTags string (opens new window)[]
canonical craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The canonical element, if one exists for the current site
canonicalId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s canonical ID
canonicalUid string (opens new window) – The element’s canonical UID
children craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The element’s children
collapsed boolean (opens new window) – Collapsed
contentId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s content row ID
contentTable string (opens new window) – The name of the table this element’s content is stored in
cpEditUrl string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s edit URL in the control panel
cpRevisionsUrl string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
currentRevision self, null (opens new window)
dateCreated DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The date that the element was created
dateDeleted DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The date that the element was trashed
dateLastMerged DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The date that the canonical element was last merged into this one
dateUpdated DateTime (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The date that the element was last updated
deletedWithOwner boolean (opens new window) – Whether the block was deleted along with its owner
descendants craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The element’s descendants
dirtyAttributes string (opens new window)[]
dirtyFields string (opens new window)[]
draftId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The ID of the draft’s row in the drafts table
duplicateOf craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The element that this element is being duplicated by.
editorHtml string (opens new window) – The HTML for the element’s editor HUD
enabled boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is enabled
enabledForSite boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is enabled for this site
errors (opens new window) array (opens new window) – Errors for all attributes or the specified attribute.
fieldColumnPrefix string (opens new window) – The field column prefix this element’s content uses
fieldContext string (opens new window) – The field context this element’s content uses
fieldId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Field ID
fieldLayout craft\models\FieldLayout, null (opens new window) – The field layout used by this element
fieldLayoutId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s field layout ID
fieldParamNamespace array (opens new window) – The namespace used by custom field params on the request
fieldValues array (opens new window) – The element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles
firstErrors (opens new window) array (opens new window) – The first errors.
firstSave boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is being saved for the first time in a normal state (not as a draft or revision).
gqlTypeName string (opens new window)
hardDelete boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is being hard-deleted.
hasCheckeredThumb boolean (opens new window)
hasDescendants boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element has descendants
hasRoundedThumb boolean (opens new window)
htmlAttributes array (opens new window) – Any attributes that should be included in the element’s DOM representation in the control panel
id integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s ID
isCanonical boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is the canonical element
isDerivative boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a derivative element, such as a draft or revision
isDraft boolean (opens new window)
isFresh boolean (opens new window)
isHomepage boolean (opens new window)
isNewForSite boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is being saved to the current site for the first time.
isProvisionalDraft boolean (opens new window) – Whether this is a provisional draft.
isRevision boolean (opens new window)
isSlugTranslatable boolean (opens new window)
isTitleTranslatable boolean (opens new window)
isUnpublishedDraft boolean (opens new window)
iterator ArrayIterator (opens new window) – An iterator for traversing the items in the list.
language string (opens new window)
level integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s level within its structure
lft integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s left position within its structure
link \Twig\Markup, null (opens new window) – An anchor pre-filled with this element’s URL and title
localized craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, \Illuminate\Support\Collection
mergingCanonicalChanges boolean (opens new window) – Whether recent changes to the canonical element are being merged into this element.
metadata array (opens new window) – The data, with keys representing the labels.
modifiedAttributes string (opens new window)[]
modifiedFields string (opens new window)[]
newSiteIds integer (opens new window)[] – The site IDs that the element was just propagated to for the first time.
next craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The next element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria
nextSibling craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The element’s next sibling
outdatedAttributes string (opens new window)[]
outdatedFields string (opens new window)[]
owner craft\base\ElementInterface – the owner
ownerId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Owner ID
parent craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The element’s parent
parentId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s parent’s ID
parentUri string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
postEditUrl string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
prev craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The previous element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria
prevSibling craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window) – The element’s previous sibling
previewTargets array (opens new window)
previewing boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is currently being previewed.
primaryOwnerId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Primary owner ID
propagateAll boolean (opens new window) – Whether all element attributes should be propagated across all its supported sites, even if that means overwriting existing site-specific values.
propagating boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is being saved in the context of propagating another site's version of the element.
ref string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The reference string to this element
resaving boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is being resaved by a ResaveElement job or a resave console command.
revisionId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The ID of the revision’s row in the revisions table
rgt integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s right position within its structure
root integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s structure’s root ID
route mixed – The route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested
saveOwnership boolean (opens new window) – Whether to save the block’s row in the matrixblocks_owners table in afterSave().
scenario (opens new window) string (opens new window) – The scenario that this model is in.
searchScore integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s search score, if the craft\elements\db\ElementQuery::search() parameter was used when querying for the element
serializedFieldValues array (opens new window) – Array of the element’s serialized custom field values, indexed by their handles
siblings craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – All of the element’s siblings
site craft\models\Site – Site the element is associated with
siteId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The site ID the element is associated with
siteSettingsId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The ID of the element’s record in the elements_sites table
slug string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s slug
slugTranslationDescription string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
slugTranslationKey string (opens new window) – The translation key
sortOrder integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Sort order
sourceId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
sourceUid string (opens new window)
status string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s status
structureId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s structure ID
supportedSites integer (opens new window)[], array (opens new window) – The sites this element is associated with
tempId string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s temporary ID (only used if the element’s URI format contains {id})
thumbAlt string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
title string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s title
titleTranslationDescription string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
titleTranslationKey string (opens new window) – The translation key
totalDescendants integer (opens new window) – The total number of descendants that the element has
trashed boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element has been soft-deleted.
type craft\models\MatrixBlockType – The block type
typeId integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Type ID
uiLabel string (opens new window)
uiLabelPath string (opens new window)[]
uid string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s UID
updatingFromDerivative boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is being updated from a derivative element, such as a draft or revision.
uri string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s URI
uriFormat string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The URI format used to generate this element’s URL
url string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The element’s full URL
validatingRelatedElement boolean (opens new window) – Whether the element is currently being validated via BaseRelationField::validateRelatedElements()
validators (opens new window) ArrayObject (opens new window), yii\validators\Validator (opens new window) – All the validators declared in the model.

# collapsed

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false

Collapsed

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# deletedWithOwner

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
false

Whether the block was deleted along with its owner

See also beforeDelete()

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# fieldId

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

Field ID

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# gqlTypeName

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

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# localized

Type
craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, \Illuminate\Support\Collection
Default value
null
Access
Read-only
Since
3.5.0

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# owner

Type
craft\base\ElementInterface
Default value
null

the owner

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# ownerId

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

Owner ID

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# primaryOwnerId

Type
integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value
null
Since
4.0.0

Primary owner ID

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# saveOwnership

Type
boolean (opens new window)
Default value
true
Since
4.0.0

Whether to save the block’s row in the matrixblocks_owners table in afterSave().

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# sortOrder

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

Sort order

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# type

Type
craft\models\MatrixBlockType
Default value
null

The block type

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# typeId

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

Type ID

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# 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.
afterDeleteForSite() Performs actions after an element is deleted for a site.
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.
beforeDeleteForSite() Performs actions before an element is deleted for a site.
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() (opens new window) 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.
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.
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.
getOwner() Returns the owner element, if the element has one.
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.
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 block type.
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.
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.
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.
setOwner() Sets the owner
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.
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.
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.
validate() Performs the data validation.
validateCustomFieldAttribute() Calls a custom validation function on a custom field.
validateMultiple() (opens new window) Validates multiple models.

# afterDelete()

Performs actions after an element is deleted.

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# afterSave()

Performs actions after an element is saved.

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Arguments

Throws

# 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.

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Returns

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

# beforeDelete()

Performs actions before an element is deleted.

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Returns

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

# beforeSave()

Performs actions before an element is saved.

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Arguments

Returns

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

# displayName()

Returns the display name of this class.

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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\base\ElementInterface;
use craft\db\Query;

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

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Arguments

  • $sourceElements (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).

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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\base\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);
    }
}

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Returns

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

# getContentTable()

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

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# getEagerLoadedElements()

Returns the eager-loaded elements for a given handle.

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Arguments

Returns

\Illuminate\Support\Collection, null (opens new window) – The eager-loaded elements, or null if they hadn't been eager-loaded

# getFieldColumnPrefix()

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

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# getFieldContext()

Returns the field context this element’s content uses.

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# getFieldLayout()

Returns the field layout used by this element.

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Returns

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

# getGqlTypeName()

Since
3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# getLocalized()

Since
3.5.0

Returns the same element in other locales.

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Returns

craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, \Illuminate\Support\Collection

# getOwner()

Returns the owner element, if the element has one.

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Returns

craft\base\ElementInterface, null (opens new window)

Throws

# getSupportedSites()

Returns the sites this element is associated with.

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

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

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# getType()

Returns the block type.

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Returns

craft\models\MatrixBlockType

Throws

# gqlTypeNameByContext()

Since
3.3.0

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

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Arguments

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

Returns

string (opens new window)

# hasContent()

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

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Returns

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

# hasEagerLoadedElements()

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

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Arguments

Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether elements have been eager-loaded with the given handle

# hasStatuses()

Returns whether elements of this type have statuses.

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

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Returns

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

# isLocalized()

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

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

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Returns

boolean (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().

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# pluralDisplayName()

Since
3.2.0

Returns the plural version of displayName().

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# pluralLowerDisplayName()

Since
3.3.17

Returns the plural, lowercase version of displayName().

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# refHandle()

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

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Returns

string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The reference handle, or null if the element type doesn’t support reference tags

# setEagerLoadedElements()

Sets some eager-loaded elements on a given handle.

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Arguments

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

# setOwner()

Sets the owner

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Arguments

# trackChanges()

Since
3.4.0

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

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Returns

boolean (opens new window) – Whether to track changes made to elements of this type.

# 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.
metaFieldsHtml() Returns the HTML for any meta fields that should be shown within the editor sidebar.
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.
showStatusField() Returns whether the Status field should be shown for this element.
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.

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Returns

string (opens new window)[]

# 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.

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Returns

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# Constants

Constant Description
ATTR_STATUS_MODIFIED
ATTR_STATUS_OUTDATED
HOMEPAGE_URI
SCENARIO_DEFAULT The name of the default scenario.
SCENARIO_ESSENTIALS
SCENARIO_LIVE
STATUS_ARCHIVED
STATUS_DISABLED
STATUS_ENABLED