can i used craft.entries.section into my Controller

Question

I am new in Craft CMS and this is my first plugin. Below is my code to get products.

{% craft.entries.section('products').limit(9) %}

This code is working fine but can I use this code in my controller for getting products?

Thanks

Answer 1

If you want to use ElementCriteria in your controller, this is how to go about it:

$criteria = craft()->elements->getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
$criteria->section('products');
$criteria->limit = 9;

$products = $criteria->find();

Read this page for more info on the subject.