ElementHelper

Type

Class

Namespace

craft\helpers

Inherits

craft\helpers\ElementHelper

Since

3.0.0

Class ElementHelper

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Public Methods

Method	Description
attributeHtml()	Returns the HTML for a given attribute value, to be shown in an element index view.
doesUriFormatHaveSlugTag()	Returns whether a given URL format has a proper {slug} tag.
editableSiteIdsForElement()	Returns the editable site IDs for a given element, taking user permissions into account.
fieldColumn()	Returns the content column name based on the given field attributes.
fieldColumnFromField()	Returns the content column name for a given field.
findSource()	Returns an element type's source definition based on a given source key/path and context.
generateSlug()	Generates a new slug based on a given string.
isAttributeEmpty()	Returns whether the attribute on the given element is empty.
isCanonical()	Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a canonical element.
isDerivative()	Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a derivative of another element.
isDraft()	Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a draft.
isDraftOrRevision()	Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a draft or revision.
isElementEditable()	Returns whether the given element is editable by the current user, taking user permissions into account.
isOutdated()	Returns whether the given derivative element is outdated compared to its canonical element.
isRevision()	Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a revision.
isTempSlug()	Returns whether the given slug is temporary.
normalizeSlug()	Normalizes a slug.
rootElement()	Returns the root owner of a given element.
rootSourceKey()	Returns the root level source key for a given source key/path
searchableAttributes()	Returns the searchable attributes for a given element, ensuring that slug and title are included.
setNextPrevOnElements()	Given an array of elements, will go through and set the appropriate "next" and "prev" elements on them.
setUniqueUri()	Sets the URI on an element using a given URL format, tweaking its slug if necessary to ensure it's unique.
shouldTrackChanges()	Returns whether changes should be tracked for the given element.
siteStatusesForElement()	Returns the site statuses for a given element.
sourceElement()	Returns the canonical version of an element.
supportedSitesForElement()	Returns a list of sites that a given element supports.
tempSlug()	Generates a new temporary slug.
translationDescription()	Returns the description of a field’s translation support.
translationKey()	Returns the translation key for an element title or custom field, based on the given translation method and translation key format.

attributeHtml()

Since

4.3.0

Returns the HTML for a given attribute value, to be shown in an element index view.

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Arguments

• $value (mixed) – The field value

Returns

string

doesUriFormatHaveSlugTag()

Returns whether a given URL format has a proper {slug} tag.

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Arguments

• $uriFormat (string)

Returns

boolean

editableSiteIdsForElement()

Returns the editable site IDs for a given element, taking user permissions into account.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

array

fieldColumn()

Since

3.7.0

Returns the content column name based on the given field attributes.

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Arguments

• $columnPrefix (string, null)
• $handle (string)
• $columnSuffix (string, null)
• $columnKey (string, null)

Returns

string

fieldColumnFromField()

Since

3.7.0

Returns the content column name for a given field.

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Arguments

• $field (craft\base\FieldInterface)
• $columnKey (string, null)

Returns

string, null

findSource()

Returns an element type's source definition based on a given source key/path and context.

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Arguments

• $elementType (class-string<\craft\base\ElementInterface>) – The element type class
• $sourceKey (string) – The source key/path
• $context (string) – The context

Returns

array, null – The source definition, or null if it cannot be found

generateSlug()

Since

3.5.0

Generates a new slug based on a given string.

This is different from normalizeSlug() in two ways:

• Periods and underscores will be converted to dashes, whereas normalizeSlug() will leave those in-tact.
• The string may be converted to ASCII.

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Arguments

• $str (string) – The string
• $ascii (boolean, null) – Whether the slug should be converted to ASCII. If null, it will depend on the config4:limitAutoSlugsToAscii config setting value.
• $language (string, null) – The language to pull ASCII character mappings for, if needed

Returns

string

isAttributeEmpty()

Since

4.2.6

Returns whether the attribute on the given element is empty.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)
• $attribute (string)

Returns

boolean

isCanonical()

Since

3.7.17

Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a canonical element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isDerivative()

Since

3.7.17

Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a derivative of another element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isDraft()

Since

3.7.0

Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a draft.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isDraftOrRevision()

Since

3.2.0

Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a draft or revision.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isElementEditable()

Returns whether the given element is editable by the current user, taking user permissions into account.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isOutdated()

Since

3.7.12

Returns whether the given derivative element is outdated compared to its canonical element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isRevision()

Since

3.7.0

Returns whether the given element (or its root element if a block element) is a revision.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

isTempSlug()

Since

3.2.2

Returns whether the given slug is temporary.

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Arguments

• $slug (string)

Returns

boolean

normalizeSlug()

Since

3.5.0

Normalizes a slug.

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Arguments

• $slug (string)

Returns

string

rootElement()

DEPRECATED

Deprecated in 4.12.0. Use craft\base\ElementInterface::getRootOwner() instead.

Since

3.2.0

Returns the root owner of a given element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

craft\base\ElementInterface

rootSourceKey()

Since

3.7.25.1

Returns the root level source key for a given source key/path

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Arguments

• $sourceKey (string)

Returns

string

searchableAttributes()

Since

4.6.0

Returns the searchable attributes for a given element, ensuring that slug and title are included.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

string[]

setNextPrevOnElements()

Given an array of elements, will go through and set the appropriate "next" and "prev" elements on them.

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Arguments

• $elements (iterable, craft\base\ElementInterface[]) – The array of elements.

setUniqueUri()

Sets the URI on an element using a given URL format, tweaking its slug if necessary to ensure it's unique.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Throws

• craft\errors\OperationAbortedException
  if a unique URI could not be found

shouldTrackChanges()

Since

3.7.4

Returns whether changes should be tracked for the given element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)

Returns

boolean

siteStatusesForElement()

Since

4.4.7

Returns the site statuses for a given element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface) – The element to return site statuses for
• $editableOnly (boolean) – Whether to only return statuses for sites the user has access to

Returns

array<int,bool> – The site statuses, indexed by site ID

sourceElement()

DEPRECATED

Deprecated in 3.7.0. Use craft\base\ElementInterface::getCanonical() instead.

Since

3.3.0

Returns the canonical version of an element.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface) – The source/draft/revision element
• $anySite (boolean) – Whether the source element can be retrieved in any site

Returns

craft\base\ElementInterface

supportedSitesForElement()

Returns a list of sites that a given element supports.

Each site is represented as an array with siteId, propagate, and enabledByDefault keys.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface) – The element to return supported site info for
• $withUnpropagatedSites (boolean) – Whether to include sites the element is currently not being propagated to

Returns

array[]

Throws

• yii\base\Exception
  if any of the element’s supported sites are invalid

tempSlug()

Since

3.2.2

Generates a new temporary slug.

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Returns

string

translationDescription()

Since

3.5.0

Returns the description of a field’s translation support.

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Arguments

• $translationMethod (string)

Returns

string, null

translationKey()

Since

3.5.0

Returns the translation key for an element title or custom field, based on the given translation method and translation key format.

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Arguments

• $element (craft\base\ElementInterface)
• $translationMethod (string)
• $translationKeyFormat (string, null)

Returns

string

Constants

Constant	Description
URI_MAX_LENGTH