Answers.Body: <p>You will need to use <code>{% set practice = craft.entries.slug(slug).first() %}</code> to fetch the real <code>EntryModel</code>, and not just an <code>ElementCriteriaModel</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I think the <code>relatedTo</code> criteria still works without it because that calls <code>.find()</code> implicitly when passed an <code>ElementCriteriaModel</code>, but that doesn't actually change what the <code>practice</code> variable references in the rest of the template.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm trying to create a template route that allows me to get all of the attorneys that I've related to a specified practice area. I can get the slug easily, as my route looks like this:</p>
  
  <p><code>'attorneys/legal-services/(?P&lt;slug&gt;[^/]+)' =&gt; 'attorneys/legal-services'</code></p>
  
  <p>And sure enough, when I go to <code>/attorneys/legal-services/construction-law</code>, I can access the <code>{{ slug }}</code> variable and grab <code>construction-law</code>.</p>
  
  <p>The problem I'm having is that everything else in the object I request with <code>craft.entries.slug(slug)</code> ends up being <code>NULL</code>.</p>
  
  <p>A simple code sample like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% extends '_layouts/two-column' %}
  {% set practice = craft.entries.slug(slug) %}
  
  {% block main %}
    &lt;main class="page-body"&gt;
      &lt;h1&gt;Attorneys&lt;/h1&gt;
      &lt;h2&gt;in {{ practice.title }}&lt;/h2&gt;
      {% for entry in craft.entries.section('people').relatedTo(practice) %}
        &lt;a href="{{ entry.url }}"&gt;{{ entry.title }}&lt;/a&gt;
      {% endfor %}
    &lt;/main&gt;
  {% endblock %}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>will output all the content I request in my <code>for</code> loop, but <code>practice.title</code> is left empty.</p>
  
  <p>When I <code>dump</code> the contents of the <code>practice</code> object out, I see this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>object(Craft\ElementCriteriaModel)[749]
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  </code></pre>
  
  <p>As a result, I'm getting</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;h1&gt;Attorneys&lt;/h1&gt;
  &lt;h2&gt;in &lt;/h2&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>even though I'm expecting to see the title of the practice area.</p>
  
Tags: <routing><slug>
Title: Getting only slug in otherwise null object on routed template
ThreadText: # Getting only slug in otherwise null object on routed template
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-09)
  
  I'm trying to create a template route that allows me to get all of the attorneys that I've related to a specified practice area. I can get the slug easily, as my route looks like this:
  
  `'attorneys/legal-services/(?P<slug>[^/]+)' => 'attorneys/legal-services'`
  
  And sure enough, when I go to `/attorneys/legal-services/construction-law`, I can access the `{{ slug }}` variable and grab `construction-law`.
  
  The problem I'm having is that everything else in the object I request with `craft.entries.slug(slug)` ends up being `NULL`.
  
  A simple code sample like this:
  
  ```
  {% extends '_layouts/two-column' %}
  {% set practice = craft.entries.slug(slug) %}
  
  {% block main %}
    <main class="page-body">
      <h1>Attorneys</h1>
      <h2>in {{ practice.title }}</h2>
      {% for entry in craft.entries.section('people').relatedTo(practice) %}
        <a href="{{ entry.url }}">{{ entry.title }}</a>
      {% endfor %}
    </main>
  {% endblock %}
  
  ```
  
  will output all the content I request in my `for` loop, but `practice.title` is left empty.
  
  When I `dump` the contents of the `practice` object out, I see this:
  
  ```
  object(Craft\ElementCriteriaModel)[749]
    protected 'strictAttributes' => boolean false
    private '_elementType' => 
      object(Craft\EntryElementType)[742]
        protected 'componentType' => string 'ElementType' (length=11)
        private '_sourcesByContext' (Craft\BaseElementType) => null
        private '_classHandle' (Craft\BaseComponentType) => null
        public 'behaviors' => 
          array (size=0)
            empty
        private '_initialized' (CApplicationComponent) => boolean true
        private '_e' (CComponent) => null
        private '_m' (CComponent) => null
    private '_supportedFieldHandles' => null
    private '_matchedElements' => null
    private '_matchedElementsAtOffsets' => null
    private '_cachedIds' => null
    private '_cachedTotal' => null
    protected 'classSuffix' => string 'Model' (length=5)
    private '_classHandle' (Craft\BaseModel) => null
    private '_attributeConfigs' (Craft\BaseModel) => 
      array (size=45)
        'ancestorDist' => 
          array (size=8)
            'maxLength' => int 11
            'min' => int -2147483648
            'max' => int 2147483647
            'decimals' => int 0
            'type' => string 'number' (length=6)
            'unsigned' => boolean false
            'length' => int 10
            'column' => string 'integer' (length=7)
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          array (size=3)
            'model' => null
            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
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          array (size=8)
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            'default' => boolean false
            'required' => boolean true
            'column' => string 'tinyint' (length=7)
            'unsigned' => boolean true
            'type' => string 'bool' (length=4)
            'min' => int 0
            'max' => int 255
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            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
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            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
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            'max' => int 2147483647
            'decimals' => int 0
            'type' => string 'number' (length=6)
            'unsigned' => boolean false
            'length' => int 10
            'column' => string 'integer' (length=7)
        'authorId' => 
          array (size=8)
            'maxLength' => int 11
            'min' => int -2147483648
            'max' => int 2147483647
            'decimals' => int 0
            'type' => string 'number' (length=6)
            'unsigned' => boolean false
            'length' => int 10
            'column' => string 'integer' (length=7)
        'before' => 
          array (size=3)
            'model' => null
            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
        'editable' => 
          array (size=8)
            'maxLength' => int 1
            'default' => boolean false
            'required' => boolean true
            'column' => string 'tinyint' (length=7)
            'unsigned' => boolean true
            'type' => string 'bool' (length=4)
            'min' => int 0
            'max' => int 255
        'expiryDate' => 
          array (size=3)
            'model' => null
            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
        'postDate' => 
          array (size=3)
            'model' => null
            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
        'section' => 
          array (size=3)
            'model' => null
            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
        'sectionId' => 
          array (size=8)
            'maxLength' => int 11
            'min' => int -2147483648
            'max' => int 2147483647
            'decimals' => int 0
            'type' => string 'number' (length=6)
            'unsigned' => boolean false
            'length' => int 10
            'column' => string 'integer' (length=7)
        'type' => 
          array (size=3)
            'model' => null
            'column' => string 'text' (length=4)
            'type' => string 'mixed' (length=5)
    private '_attributes' (Craft\BaseModel) => 
      array (size=9)
        'archived' => boolean false
        'fixedOrder' => boolean false
        'limit' => int 100
        'localeEnabled' => boolean true
        'offset' => int 0
        'order' => string 'lft, postDate desc' (length=18)
        'status' => string 'live' (length=4)
        'editable' => boolean false
        'slug' => string 'construction-law' (length=16)
    private '_extraAttributeNames' (Craft\BaseModel) => 
      array (size=0)
        empty
    private '_errors' (CModel) => 
      array (size=0)
        empty
    private '_validators' (CModel) => null
    private '_scenario' (CModel) => string '' (length=0)
    private '_e' (CComponent) => null
    private '_m' (CComponent) => null
  
  ```
  
  As a result, I'm getting
  
  ```
  <h1>Attorneys</h1>
  <h2>in </h2>
  
  ```
  
  even though I'm expecting to see the title of the practice area.
  
  **Tags:** routing, slug
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-09. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  You will need to use `{% set practice = craft.entries.slug(slug).first() %}` to fetch the real `EntryModel`, and not just an `ElementCriteriaModel`.
  
  I think the `relatedTo` criteria still works without it because that calls `.find()` implicitly when passed an `ElementCriteriaModel`, but that doesn't actually change what the `practice` variable references in the rest of the template.
  
  
  ---
  
  