Infromation blocks classes - Bitrix Site Manager - Content Management & Portal Solutions

The following classes are used in development using the Information Block module.

CIBlockElement allows various types of operations on information blocks.

Method	Description
GetList	Returns a list of elements. Filters allowed.
GetByID	Returns an element by its ID.
GetElementGroups	Takes the element ID and returns sections to which the element is bound.
GetProperty	Obtains the element properties.
Add	Adds a new element.
Update	Updates an element.
Delete	Deletes an element from an information block.
SetElementSection	Binds an information block element to sections.
SetPropertyValues	Updates a set of the element properties.
SetPropertyValueCode	Modifies the value of the element property.
UpdateSearch	Indexes an element in the search module.
CounterInc	Increments the element shows counter.

CIBlockSection is the class for handling the information block sections.

Method	Description
GetList	Returns a filtered list of sections.
GetByID	Returns a section by its ID.
Add	Adds a new section to an information block.
Update	Updates a section.
Delete	Deletes a section from an information block.
GetCount	Returns the number of sections.
GetSectionElementsCount	Returns the number of elements in the section.
GetTreeList	Returns a list of sections sorted in the order of the fully expanded tree.
GetNavChain	Returns the path from the root to the section.
ReSort	Recalculates the left and right margins.

CIBlock is the general class for use with information blocks.

Method	Description
ShowPanel	Adds the block, section and element control buttons to the site toolbar.
SetPermission	Assigns the user group permissions to access an information block.
GetProperties	Returns the information block properties.
GetGroupPermissions	Returns access permissions to the information block.
GetPermission	Retrieves access permissions of the current user.
GetList	Returns the filtered list of information blocks.
GetByID	Returns the block by the ID.
Add	Adds a new block.
Update	Updates an information block.
Delete	Deletes an information block.

CIBlockProperty allows handling the information block properties.

Method	Description
GetList	Returns a filtered list of properties.
GetByID	Returns a property by the ID.
Add	Adds a new property.
Update	Updates the property parameters.
Delete	Deletes a property.
GetPropertyEnum	Enumerates the LIST property variants.
UpdateEnum	Updates the array of the property enumeration results.

CIBlockPropertyEnum is used for handling values of properties of the type LIST.

Method	Description
GetList	Returns a filtered list of variants.
Add	Adds a new variant.
Update	Updates a variant.
Delete	Deletes the property variant.

CIBlockType provides the programming interface to the information block types.

Method	Description
GetList	Returns a filtered list of types.
GetByID	Returns a type by the ID.
Add	Adds a new type.
Update	Updates a set of the type parameters.
Delete	Delete the block type.

CIBlockResult is the helper class for handling the results of operations.

Method	Description
GetNext	Returns an array of the selected fields.
GetNextElement	Returns an instance of _CIBElement from the selection.

_CIBElement is the helper class for handling the element selection objects.

Method	Description
GetFields	Returns the fields of an element.
GetProperty	Returns the value of an element property.
GetProperties	Returns values of a set of the element properties.
GetGroups	Returns a list of sections to which the element is bound.

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