Is it possible to query elements of type MatrixBlock in Twig like other elements? You can get entries with
{% set entries = craft.entries.all() %}
Is there something similar available for Matrix blocks?
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I can see you edited my original question but this is not what I asked. – Vin May 15 '18 at 2:37
Yes you can. craft.entries returns an object of type EntryQuery
There is a function matrixBlocks in the CraftVariable that returns an object of type MatrixBlockQuery
Both of them have nearly the same functionality since they extend the ElementQuery
{% set allMatrixBlocks = craft.matrixBlocks.all() %}
answered May 14 '18 at 23:05
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I am super ignorant on this. Not sure still how I structure things. Typically I would use {% set entries = craft.entries.section('flightcompany').limit(5) %} but I need to make sure there is a match from the matrix fields partsModels.model = "cessna" and partsModels.part = "rotor56a" that returns only entries with those matches. I am sure I am not explaining it right but hoping so. – Vin May 14 '18 at 23:50
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You won't receive entries when you query for Matrix blocks. To be honest: I have no idea what your issue is. Fetching elements in this way is so trivial and easy so I was still not able to figure out your problem. You can use the related to functionality for Matrix blocks like for entries. – Robin Schambach May 14 '18 at 23:55
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The issue really is, being able to grab data from Entries but only those matching matrix fields. It does seem trivial but I don't want to pull Entries in that don't have those rows that match. If so, I can limit 5 a row just pulling in Entries but not all 5 of them will have those particular matches. I just can't figure it out and maybe it's a lost cause for me. – Vin May 15 '18 at 0:02
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Robin, have you ever done anything like I am talking about without using RelatedTo. From what I can tell after testing is that craft.matrixBlocks.all() does not do anything that I could not do by performing a loop after craft.entries tag. So this has nothing to do with filtering results on the top level from the craft.entries tag via matrix fields. Unless you can explain it, I don't see the relevance of your answer. – Vin May 15 '18 at 1:55
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1Yes it makes sense... That is what you should have asked from the very beginning instead of your explanation about
craft.entriesand all those things. You can attach a normalandWhereto your query and follow these rules yiiframework.com/doc/guide/2.0/en/db-query-builder#where.{% set entries = craft.entries.andWhere(['like', 'content.fields_myFieldHandle', 'foo']).all() %}will search for all entries with a fieldmyFieldHandlecontainsfoo. You can as well join your matrix table to the query and look for certain values in it. Please ask a new question for that – Robin Schambach May 15 '18 at 6:16
