$forms->findEntries() method

Find form entries across all forms (or on specific form if specified)

// find entries having phrase 'foo bar'
$entries = $forms->findEntries('foo bar');

// find entries having words 'foo' and 'bar'
$entries = $forms->findEntries('foo bar', '~='); 

For more specific searches use $form->entries()->find('selector string');

Available since version 0.4.4.

Usage

// basic usage
$array = $forms->findEntries(string $keywords);

// usage with all arguments
$array = $forms->findEntries(string $keywords, string $operator = '*=', $form = 0);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
keywordsstring

Phrase or keywords to find

operator (optional)string

Operator to use for search (default='*=')

form (optional)int, string, FormBuilderForm

Optionally limit search to given form id, name or object

Return value

array

Exceptions

Method can throw exceptions on error:

  • FormBuilderException


$forms methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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