<p>It seems like what you want is to get elements related to an entry that is pre-loaded in a template, and that <code>elementId</code> is a custom field for <code>MyElementType</code>. If that's the case, this should work out:</p>

<pre><code>public function totalitemsForElements($elementID)
{
    $criteria = craft()-&gt;elements-&gt;getCriteria('MyElementType');

    $criteria-&gt;elementId = $elementID;

    return $criteria-&gt;find();
}
</code></pre>

<p>We'll pass the entry id to the variable function. Here's the template code:</p>

<pre><code>{% set itemElementType =  craft.pluginName.totalitemsForElements(entry.id) %}
{{ itemElementType|length }}
</code></pre>

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2017-05-16T19:24:43.407Z
2017-05-16T19:24:43.407Z
Dan Ott
<p>I need to get the current entry ID in plugin's variable file without submitting any form. I tried this but it gave an error <strong>Undefined property: Craft\PluginNameVariable::$element</strong></p>

<pre><code>namespace Craft;

class PluginNameVariable
{
/**
 */
public function totalitemsForElements($elements = array())
{
    $criteria = craft()-&gt;elements-&gt;getCriteria('MyElementType');

    $criteria-&gt;elementId = $this-&gt;element-&gt;id;

    $items = $criteria-&gt;find();

    return $criteria-&gt;find();
}
}
</code></pre>

<p>I was accessing this variable through</p>

<pre><code>{% set itemElementType =  craft.pluginName.totalitemsForElements %}
{{ itemElementType|length }}
</code></pre>

<p>Please Help. Thanks in advance !!</p>

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How to get Current Entry ID in Plugin Variable?
# How to get Current Entry ID in Plugin Variable?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-16)

I need to get the current entry ID in plugin's variable file without submitting any form. I tried this but it gave an error Undefined property: Craft\PluginNameVariable::$element
namespace Craft;

class PluginNameVariable
{
/**
 */
public function totalitemsForElements($elements = array())
{
    $criteria = craft()->elements->getCriteria('MyElementType');

    $criteria->elementId = $this->element->id;

    $items = $criteria->find();

    return $criteria->find();
}
}

I was accessing this variable through
{% set itemElementType =  craft.pluginName.totalitemsForElements %}
{{ itemElementType|length }}

Please Help. Thanks in advance !!

**Tags:** plugin-development, variable


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-16. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It seems like what you want is to get elements related to an entry that is pre-loaded in a template, and that elementId is a custom field for MyElementType. If that's the case, this should work out:
public function totalitemsForElements($elementID)
{
    $criteria = craft()->elements->getCriteria('MyElementType');

    $criteria->elementId = $elementID;

    return $criteria->find();
}

We'll pass the entry id to the variable function. Here's the template code:
{% set itemElementType =  craft.pluginName.totalitemsForElements(entry.id) %}
{{ itemElementType|length }}


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