Can I access specific block content from template

I have a collection where the fields are setup inside of a item.html template file which contains just my fields and references a block template include.

I am setting up a special template just for use on the homepage where I'll pull out some featured items and I wish to try get a specific title from a certain block - if it exists - is this possible from within the template without going to a page level and fetching it and injecting it back in to the template?

Quote from hus_hmd

Hi Mat,

Since a block can be added multiple times, a template-only solution may not prevent cases when an editor uses the same block more than once. The each callback option can be useful here:

PHP

1. perch_collection('Key', [
2. 'each' => function($item) {
3. // loop over _blocks
4. foreach($item['_blocks'] as $block) {
6. // find the block <perch:block type="my_block_type">
7. if($block['_block_type'] == 'my_block_type') {
9. // get the field(s) you need
10. $item['block_field'] = $block['title'];
12. // break out of the loop (we only want the first occurrence of this block)
13. break;
14. }
15. }
16. return $item;
17. }
18. ]);

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In your template you can output block_field:

HTML

1. <perch:content id="block_field" type="hidden">

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Thanks Hussein,

I ended up with something very similar although querying block type is a good idea, I shall implement that. Thanks as always