Answers.Body: <p>Wow, ok so I spent all day on this, I seem to have gotten it to work, but to be honest, I'm not 100% sure why/how this works. Anyways, I altered the code in the answer given here: <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/6937/searching-a-specific-section-by-four-different-types-of-parameters">Searching a specific section by four different types of parameters?</a></p>
  
  <p>And ended with this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% set zoekschip = craft.request.getParam('zoekschip') %}
  
   {% set params = {
  section:        'tours',
  limit:      null
  } %}
                     {% set relatedParams = ['and'] %}
  
  
  {# plaats #}
  {% if craft.request.getParam('zoekplaats') %}
  {% set plaats = craft.request.getParam('zoekplaats') %}
  {% set params = params|merge({'startloc':plaats}) %}
  {% endif %}
  
  
  {# Schip #}
  {% if craft.request.getParam('zoekschip') %}
  {% set zoekschip = craft.entries.section('ships').shipName(craft.request.getParam('shipName')).first %}
  {% set relatedParams = relatedParams|merge([{ targetElement:zoekschip }]) %}
  {% endif %}
  
                          {# add relatedParams to params #}
  {% if relatedParams|length &gt; 1 %}
  {% set params = params|merge({'relatedTo':relatedParams}) %}
  {% endif %}
  
  {# perform search #}
  {% set searchParams = craft.request.getParam('q') %}
  {% set entries = craft.entries(params).search(searchParams|trim) %}
  
  
  
  
                              {% for entry in entries %}
  ..output..
  
  {% endfor %}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now, this works, it's pretty awesome, and after examining I understand it, and have a better understanding of how the</p>
  
  <pre><code>  relatedTo: {targetElement:  } 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>works :)</p>
  
  <p>My next challenge, is to add another search param, regarding the dates.
  The tours section currently has a matrix field which has one block, called 'vertrekdatum'. (departuredate) How I add the date to the param, and check whether any tour has that date in their blocks, and output if so..?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks heaps in advanced!</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This is what I've come up with so far, with no results:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{# datum #}
  {% if craft.request.getParam('zoekdatum') %}
   {% set zoekdatum = craft.request.getParam('zoekdatum') %}
  {% set data = data.type('vertrekdatum')| date('dd/mm/yyyy') %}
                        {% set params = params|merge({'data':zoekdatum})     %}
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>I'm requesting entries through a search field like so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% set params = {
    section:      'tours',
    startloc:     craft.request.getParam('zoekplaats')
  } %}
  
  
  {% for entry in craft.entries(params) %}
  ...etc..
  {% endfor %}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>which works fine. However, as soon as the 'startloc' field type becomes an 'entry' (thus a relation) I can't simply state 'startloc:' anymore, as it has become an entire object. However, I'm quite limited to the syntax I can use within that params field. </p>
  
  <p>I've tried many things but can't really figure it out. Anyone that knows what the correct way to do it would be?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks a lot!!</p>
  
Tags: <relations><search>
Title: using craft.request.getParam to filter by relations
ThreadText: # using craft.request.getParam to filter by relations
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-22)
  
  I'm requesting entries through a search field like so:
  
  ```
  {% set params = {
    section:      'tours',
    startloc:     craft.request.getParam('zoekplaats')
  } %}
  
  {% for entry in craft.entries(params) %}
  ...etc..
  {% endfor %}
  
  ```
  
  which works fine. However, as soon as the 'startloc' field type becomes an 'entry' (thus a relation) I can't simply state 'startloc:' anymore, as it has become an entire object. However, I'm quite limited to the syntax I can use within that params field.
  
  I've tried many things but can't really figure it out. Anyone that knows what the correct way to do it would be?
  
  Thanks a lot!!
  
  **Tags:** relations, search
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2015-09-22. Score: 1
  
  Wow, ok so I spent all day on this, I seem to have gotten it to work, but to be honest, I'm not 100% sure why/how this works. Anyways, I altered the code in the answer given here: [Searching a specific section by four different types of parameters?](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/6937/searching-a-specific-section-by-four-different-types-of-parameters)
  
  And ended with this:
  
  ```
  {% set zoekschip = craft.request.getParam('zoekschip') %}
  
   {% set params = {
  section:        'tours',
  limit:      null
  } %}
                     {% set relatedParams = ['and'] %}
  
  {# plaats #}
  {% if craft.request.getParam('zoekplaats') %}
  {% set plaats = craft.request.getParam('zoekplaats') %}
  {% set params = params|merge({'startloc':plaats}) %}
  {% endif %}
  
  {# Schip #}
  {% if craft.request.getParam('zoekschip') %}
  {% set zoekschip = craft.entries.section('ships').shipName(craft.request.getParam('shipName')).first %}
  {% set relatedParams = relatedParams|merge([{ targetElement:zoekschip }]) %}
  {% endif %}
  
                          {# add relatedParams to params #}
  {% if relatedParams|length > 1 %}
  {% set params = params|merge({'relatedTo':relatedParams}) %}
  {% endif %}
  
  {# perform search #}
  {% set searchParams = craft.request.getParam('q') %}
  {% set entries = craft.entries(params).search(searchParams|trim) %}
  
                              {% for entry in entries %}
  ..output..
  
  {% endfor %}
  
  ```
  
  Now, this works, it's pretty awesome, and after examining I understand it, and have a better understanding of how the
  
  ```
    relatedTo: {targetElement:  } 
  
  ```
  
  works :)
  
  My next challenge, is to add another search param, regarding the dates.
  The tours section currently has a matrix field which has one block, called 'vertrekdatum'. (departuredate) How I add the date to the param, and check whether any tour has that date in their blocks, and output if so..?
  
  Thanks heaps in advanced!
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2015-09-22. Score: 0
  
  This is what I've come up with so far, with no results:
  
  ```
  {# datum #}
  {% if craft.request.getParam('zoekdatum') %}
   {% set zoekdatum = craft.request.getParam('zoekdatum') %}
  {% set data = data.type('vertrekdatum')| date('dd/mm/yyyy') %}
                        {% set params = params|merge({'data':zoekdatum})     %}
  
  ```
  
  
  ---
  
  