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Ancestor Criterion

The Ancestor Search Criterion searches for content that is an ancestor of the provided location, including this location.

Arguments

  • value - array of location pathStrings

Example

PHP

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use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Query;
use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Query\Criterion;

$query = new Query();
/** @var \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\LocationService $locationService */
$query->query = new Criterion\Ancestor([$locationService->loadLocation(62)->pathString]);

REST API

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<Query>
    <Filter>
        <AncestorCriterion>/81/82/</AncestorCriterion>
    </Filter>
</Query>

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"Query": {
    "Filter": {
        "AncestorCriterion": "/81/82/"
    }
}

Use case

You can use the Ancestor Search Criterion to create a list of breadcrumbs leading to the Location:

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use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\LocationQuery;
use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Query\Criterion;

$locationId = 12345;

$query = new LocationQuery();
/** @var \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\LocationService $locationService */
$query->query = new Criterion\Ancestor([$locationService->loadLocation($locationId)->pathString]);

/** @var \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\SearchService $searchService */
$results = $searchService->findLocations($query);
$breadcrumbs = [];
foreach ($results->searchHits as $searchHit) {
    $breadcrumbs[] = $searchHit;
}

return $this->render('parts/breadcrumbs.html.twig', [
    'breadcrumbs' => $breadcrumbs,
]);

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{% for breadcrumb in breadcrumbs %}
    {% if not loop.first %} -> {% endif %}
    {% if not loop.last %}
        <a href="{{ ibexa_path( breadcrumb.valueObject ) }}">{{ breadcrumb.valueObject.contentInfo.name }}</a>
    {% else %}
        {{ breadcrumb.valueObject.contentInfo.name }}
    {% endif %}
{% endfor %}