Like Matrix field values, Neo field values are element queries. As Neo fields contain structure, this API contains a bit more than the Matrix field.
Parameter |
Description |
ancestorOf |
Only fetch blocks that are an ancestor of a given block. Accepts a Block object. |
ancestorDist |
Only fetch blocks that are a given number of levels above the block specified by the ancestorOf parameter. |
level |
Only fetch blocks located at a certain level. |
descendantOf |
Only fetch blocks that are an descendant of a given block. Accepts a Block object. |
descendantDist |
Only fetch blocks that are a given number of levels below the block specified by the descendantOf parameter. |
id |
Only fetch the block with the given ID. |
limit |
Limits the results to X blocks. |
nextSiblingOf |
Only fetch the block which is the next sibling of the given block. Accepts either a Block object or a block's ID. |
offset |
Skips the first X blocks. |
positionedAfter |
Only fetch blocks which are positioned after the given block. Accepts either a Block object or a block's ID. |
positionedBefore |
Only fetch blocks which are positioned before the given block. Accepts either a Block object or a block's ID. |
prevSiblingOf |
Only fetch the block which is the previous sibling of the given block. Accepts either a Block object or a block's ID. |
relatedTo |
Only fetch blocks that are related to certain other elements. (See Relations for the syntax options.) |
search |
Only fetch blocks that match a given search query. (See Searching for the syntax and available search attributes.) |
siblingOf |
Only fetch blocks which are siblings of the given block. Accepts either a Block object or a block's ID. |
status |
Only fetch blocks with the given status. Possible values are 'enabled' , 'disabled' , and null . The default value is 'enabled' . null will return all blocks regardless of status. |
type |
Only fetch blocks that belong to a given block type(s), referenced by its handle. |
typeId |
Only fetch blocks that belong to a given block type(s), referenced by its ID. |
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Property |
Description |
ancestors |
Alias of getAncestors() . |
children |
Alias of getChildren() . |
collapsed |
Whether the block is collapsed in the control panel. |
dateCreated |
A DateTime object of the date the block was created. |
dateUpdated |
A DateTime object of the date the block was last updated. |
descendants |
Alias of getDescendants() . |
enabled |
Whether the block is enabled. |
field |
Alias of getField() . |
fieldId |
The ID of the field that the block belongs to. |
hasDescendants |
Whether the block has any descendants. This will return true even if all of the descendants are disabled. |
id |
The block's ID. |
level |
The block's level. |
next |
Alias of getNext() . |
nextSibling |
Alias of getNextSibling() . |
owner |
Alias of getOwner() . |
ownerId |
The ID of the element that the block belongs to. |
parent |
Alias of getParent() . |
prev |
Alias of getPrev() . |
prevSibling |
Alias of getPrevSibling() . |
siblings |
Alias of getSiblings() . |
type |
Alias of getType() . |
typeId |
The ID of the block type that the block belongs to. |
Method |
Description |
getAncestors(distance) |
Returns an ElementQuery prepped to return the block's ancestors. You can limit it to only return ancestors that are up to a certain distance away by passing the distance as an argument. |
getChildren() |
Returns an ElementQuery prepped to return the block's children. (This is an alias for getDescendants(1) ) |
getDescendants(distance) |
Returns an ElementQuery prepped to return the block's descendants. You can limit it to only return descendants that are up to a certain distance away by passing the distance as an argument. |
getField() |
Returns a Field object representing the block's field. |
getNext(params) |
Returns the next block that should show up in a list based on the parameters entered. This function accepts either an ElementQuery object, or a parameter array. |
getNextSibling() |
Returns the block's next sibling (regardless if it's disabled), if there is one. |
getOwner() |
Returns an Element object representing the block's owner. This could be an entry, category, or some other element type. |
getParent() |
Returns the block's parent (regardless if it's disabled), if it's not a top-level block. |
getPrev(params) |
Returns the previous block that should show up in a list based on the parameters entered. This function accepts either an ElementQuery object, or a parameter array. |
getPrevSibling() |
Returns the block's previous sibling (regardless if it's disabled), if there is one. |
getSiblings() |
Returns an ElementQuery prepped to return the block's siblings. |
getType() |
Returns a BlockType object representing the block's type. |
hasDescendants() |
Returns whether the block has any descendants. |
isAncestorOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is an ancestor of another block. |
isChildOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is a direct child of another block. |
isDescendantOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is a descendant of another block. |
isNextSiblingOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is the next sibling of another block. |
isParentOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is a direct parent of another block. |
isPrevSiblingOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is the previous sibling of another block. |
isSiblingOf(block) |
Returns whether the block is a sibling of another block. |
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Property |
Description |
handle |
The handle of the block type. |
id |
The ID of the block type. |
name |
The name of the block type. |