select

Comma-separated list of record uids from the according database table. For example when the select function works on the table tt_content, then this will be uids of tt_content records.

Note: this is a special keyword and replaced with the id of the current record.

select {
   uidInList = 1,2,3
   pidInList = 0
}

select.uidInList = this

Comma-separated list of pids of the record. This will be page uids (pids). For example when the select function works on the table tt_content, then this will be pids of tt_content records, the parent pages of these records.

Pages in the list, which are not visible for the website user, are automatically removed from the list. Thereby no records from hidden, timed or access-protected pages will be selected! Nor will be records from recyclers. Exception: The hidden pages will be listed in preview mode.

Special keyword: this

Is replaced with the id of the current page.

Special keyword: root

Allows to select records from the root-page level (records with pid=0, e.g. useful for the table "sys_category" and others).

Special value: -1

Allows to select versioned records in workspaces directly.

Special value: 0

Allows to disable the pid constraint completely. Requirements: uidInList must be set or the table must have the prefix "static_*".

[...]WHERE (`your_requested_table_name`.`uid` = 0) AND [...]

Fetch related sys_category records stored in the MM intermediate table:

10 = CONTENT
10 {
   table = sys_category
   select {
      pidInList = root,-1
      selectFields = sys_category.*
      join = sys_category_record_mm ON sys_category_record_mm.uid_local = sys_category.uid
      where.data = field:_ORIG_uid // field:uid
      where.intval = 1
      where.wrap = sys_category_record_mm.uid_foreign=|
      orderBy = sys_category_record_mm.sorting_foreign
      languageField = 0 # disable translation handling of sys_category
   }
}

Number of recursive levels for the pidInList.

ORDER BY clause without the words "ORDER BY".

orderBy = sorting, title

GROUP BY clause without the words "GROUP BY".

groupBy = CType

Max records

Special keyword: "total" is substituted with count(*).

Begin with record number value.

Special keyword: total

Is substituted with count(*).

WHERE clause without the word "WHERE".

where = (title LIKE '%SOMETHING%' AND NOT doktype)

Use {#fieldname} to make the database framework quote these fields:

where = ({#title} LIKE {#%SOMETHING%} AND NOT {#doktype})

This defaults to whatever is defined in TCA "ctrl"-section in the "languageField". Change it to overwrite the behaviour in your query.

By default all records that have language-relevant information in the TCA "ctrl"-section are translated on translated pages.

This behaviour can be disabled by setting languageField = 0.

If content language overlay is activated and the option languageField is not disabled, includeRecordsWithoutDefaultTranslation allows to additionally fetch records, which do not have a parent in the default language.

List of fields to select, or count(*).

If the records need to be localized, please include the relevant localization-fields (uid, pid, languageField and transOrigPointerField). Otherwise the TYPO3 internal localization will not succeed.

Enter the JOIN clause without JOIN, LEFT OUTER JOIN and RIGHT OUTER JOIN respectively.

Fetch related sys_category records stored in the MM intermediate table:

10 = CONTENT
10 {
   table = sys_category
   select {
      pidInList = root,-1
      selectFields = sys_category.*
      join = sys_category_record_mm mm ON mm.uid_local = sys_category.uid
      # ....
    }
}

See pidInList for more examples.

The markers defined in this section can be used, wrapped in the usual ###markername### way, in any other property of select. Each value is properly escaped and quoted to prevent SQL injection problems. This provides a way to safely use external data (e.g. database fields, GET/POST parameters) in a query.

Available sub-properties:

<markername>.value (value)

Sets the value directly.

<markername>.commaSeparatedList (boolean)

If set, the value is interpreted as a comma-separated list of values. Each value in the list is individually escaped and quoted.

(stdWrap properties ...)

All stdWrap properties can be used for each markername.

page.60 = CONTENT
page.60 {
    table = tt_content
    select {
        pidInList = 73
        where = header != ###whatever###
        markers {
            whatever.data = GP:first
        }
    }
}

This example selects all records from table tt_content, which are on page 73 and which don't have the header set to the value provided by the Get/Post variable "first".

page.60 = CONTENT
page.60 {
    table = tt_content
    select {
        pidInList = 73
        where = header != ###whatever###
        markers {
            whatever.value = some
            whatever.wrap = |thing
        }
    }
}

This examples selects all records from the table tt_content which are on page 73 and which don't have a header set to a value constructed by whatever.value and whatever.wrap ('something').