$files->filterBy()
Alias for Kirby\Cms\Files::filter()
$files->filterBy(...$args): Kirby\Cms\Files
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | 
|---|---|---|
| ...$args | mixed | 
				no default value | 
Return type
This method does not modify the existing $files object but returns a new object with the changes applied. Learn more →
Parent class
	Kirby\Cms\Files
		inherited from Kirby\Toolkit\Collection	
Values for $args
$args can be a string, true, false or a combination of a filter method and an argument. In case of the in or not in filters, the third argument must be an array.
Available filter methods
| Method | Function | 
|---|---|
== | 
all values that match exactly | 
!= | 
all values that don't match | 
in | 
takes an array as parameter, matches all values that are included in the array | 
not in | 
takes an array as parameter, matches all values that are not included in the array | 
> | 
all values that are greater than the given value | 
>= | 
all values that are greater or equal the given value | 
< | 
all values that are smaller than the given value | 
<= | 
all values that are smaller or equal the given value | 
*= | 
all values that contain the given string | 
!*= | 
all values that don't contain the given string | 
^= | 
all values that start with the given string | 
!^= | 
all values that don't start with the given string | 
$= | 
all values that end with the given string | 
!$= | 
all values that don't end with the given string | 
* | 
all values that match the given regular expression | 
!* | 
all values that don't match the given regular expression | 
between or ..
 | 
takes an array as parameter with two parameters; first is the min value, second is the max value | 
maxlength | 
all values that have the given maximum length | 
minlength | 
all values that have the given minimum length | 
maxwords | 
all values that have the given maximum amount of words | 
minwords | 
all values that have the given minimum amount of words | 
date == | 
all date values that exactly match the given date string | 
date != | 
all date values that don't match the given date string | 
date > | 
all date values that are later than the given date string | 
date >= | 
all date values that are later or equal the given date string | 
date < | 
all date values that are earlier than the given date string | 
date <= | 
all date values that are earlier or equal the given date string | 
date between or date ..
 | 
all date values that are between the given date strings | 
Examples
// filter by extension
$images = $page->images()->filterBy('extension', 'jpg');
// filter by custom field value
$images = $page->images()->filterBy('gallery', 'gallery-2');
// filter by filenames containing a string
$files = $page->files()->filterBy('filename', '*=', '-document');
// filter all types except documents
$files = $page->files()->filterBy('type', '!=', 'document');
// filter all files that have a template assigned
$files = $page->files()->filterBy('template', true);