How can you get an entry type's name from its handle in a template?

Question

Each of my entry types have their own template.

The url is something like:

/foo/{entryTypeHandle}

And the route is:

'foo/(?P<routesEntryTypeHandle>[-\w]+)' => 'bar.html'

In the template I can get the section the entry type is in:

{% set section = craft.sections.getSectionById(5) %}

And I can get ALL the entry types:

{% set entryTypes = section.getEntryTypes() %}

And I can get all the entries of that entry type:

{% set entries = craft.entries.section(section).type(routesEntryTypeHandle) %}

But I can't seem to get the entry type's name.

In the Sections Service there's a method called getEntryTypesByHandle but that's not available in the model.

I could get the entry type name from the entries, but that relies on there actually being results, which isn't assured.

{{ entries.first.type.name }}

I must be missing an easier way. Anyone?

Answer 1

A simpler way to do this might be:

{{ entry.type.name }}

Answer 2

Classic find the answer straight after posting.

The getEntryTypes method of the sections model allows you to choose how the array is indexed. This means you can do this:

{% set entryTypes = section.getEntryTypes('handle') %}

Which means our entry type model can be accessed using:

{% set entryType = entryTypes[routesEntryTypeHandle] %}

And the name:

{{ entryType.name }}