$pages->getByIDs() method

Given array or CSV string of Page IDs, return a PageArray

Available since version 3.0.156. Previous versions can use $pages->getById() for similar behavior

Usage

// basic usage
$items = $pages->getByIDs($ids);

// usage with all arguments
$items = $pages->getByIDs($ids, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
idsarray, string, WireArray

Any one of the following:

  • Single page ID (string or int)
  • Array of page IDs
  • Comma or pipe-separated string of page IDs
  • Array of associative arrays having id and templates_id: [ [ 'id' => 1, 'templates_id' => 2], [ 'id' => 3, 'templates_id' => 4 ] ]
options (optional)array

Options to affect behavior. The 'template' option is recommended when you have this info available.

  • template (Template|int|string): Template object, name or ID to use for loaded pages. (default=null)
  • parent (Page|int|string): Parent Page object, ID, or path to use for loaded pages. (default=null)
  • cache (bool): Place loaded pages in memory cache? (default=true)
  • getFromCache (bool): Allow use of previously cached pages in memory (rather than re-loading it from DB)? (default=true)
  • getNumChildren (bool): Specify false to disable retrieval and population of 'numChildren' Page property. (default=true)
  • getOne (bool): Specify true to return just one Page object, rather than a PageArray. (default=false)
  • autojoin (bool): Allow use of autojoin option? (default=true)
  • joinFields (array): Autojoin the field names specified in this array, regardless of field settings (requires autojoin=true). (default=empty)
  • joinSortfield (bool): Whether the 'sortfield' property will be joined to the page. (default=true)
  • findTemplates (bool): Determine which templates will be used (when no template specified) for more specific autojoins. (default=true)
  • pageClass (string): Class to instantiate Page objects with. Leave blank to determine from template. (default=auto-detect)
  • pageArrayClass (string): PageArray-derived class to store pages in (when 'getOne' is false). (default=PageArray)
  • pageArray (PageArray|null): Populate this existing PageArray rather than creating a new one. (default=null)
  • page (Page|null): Existing Page object to populate (also requires the getOne option to be true). (default=null)

Return value

PageArray Page

Returns PageArray unless the getOne option was specified in which case a Page is returned.


$pages methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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