| Method | Description | Returns | 
|---|---|---|
| getId() | int | |
| getName() | string | |
| getType() | string | |
| getUrl() | Get the URL for this menu element | string | 
| getControllerName() | string | |
| getController() | string | |
| getModuleRoute() | string | |
| getControllerRoute() | string | |
| getResponseVariable() | string | |
| getIncludeChildren() | bool | |
| getDisplayProperty() | string | |
| getPosition() | int | |
| getEntity() | string | |
| getRecordId() | int | |
| getCreated() | DateTime | |
| getModified() | DateTime | |
| getParent() | Element | |
| getChildren() | Get the children of this menu element | Collection (Element) | 
| getMenu() | Menu | |
| getControllerParameters() | Collection (ControllerParameter) | |
| getSite() | Site | |
| getPublished() | Date at which the page was published | DateTime | 
| isPublished() | Determines if the record is published. | bool | 
| getCustomFieldValues() | Collection (ElementCustomFieldValue) | |
| 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 | 
| getFullPosition() | Get the full, dot-separated full position for hierarchical records | string | 
| 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 | 
| isActive() | Check if the current menu element is active | bool | 
| hasActiveChild() | Check if the current menu element is active | bool | 
| hasChildren() | Check whether the menu element has children | bool | 
| getAllParents() | Get all parents for the current record, ordered by root record => the closest record | Collection | 
Menus\Models\Frontend\Element
Element