| Method | Description | Returns | 
|---|---|---|
| getId() | int | |
| getName() | string | |
| getSlug() | string | |
| getCreated() | Get the date the record was created. | DateTime | 
| getModified() | Get the last modification date for the record. | DateTime | 
| getSite() | Site | |
| getParent() | Category | |
| getChildren() | Collection (Category) | |
| getCustomFieldValues() | Collection (CategoryCustomFieldValue) | |
| getCustomFieldValue(CustomField $customField) | Get the value for a custom field | CustomFieldValue | 
| getCustomFieldValueByName(string $customFieldName) | Get the value for a custom field by the custom field name | CustomFieldValue | 
| getCustomFieldContent(string $customFieldName) | Get the content for the custom field identified by the specified name | Content | 
| getCustomFieldContentOrDefault(string $customFieldName) | Get the content (or default content) for the custom field identified by the specified name | Content | 
| getCustomFieldBoolean(string $customFieldName, ?bool|null $default) | Get the (default) content of the custom field as boolean value | bool | 
| getCustomFieldText(string $customFieldName, ?string|null $default) | Get the (default) content of the custom field as text | string | 
| getCustomFieldImage(string $customFieldName) | Get the (default) image contained in the custom field | Image | 
| getCustomFieldFile(string $customFieldName) | Get the (default) file contained in the custom field | File | 
| getCustomFields() | Get the custom fields for this entity | array | 
| hasCustomField(string $customFieldName) | Check if the entity has a custom field with the specified name | bool | 
| isNewRecord() | Check if the record is a new record | bool | 
| isHierarchicalModel() | Check whether a model is a hierarchical model, i.e. can have children | bool | 
| isVersionedModel() | Check whether a model is versioned | bool | 
Common\Models\Frontend\Category
Category