By type you probably mean meta_type: <dtml-in objectValues> <dtml-var meta_type><br> </dtml-in objectValues> You dont need to do a wildcard, just check if the first 9 characters match: <dtml-in objectValues> <dtml-if "getId()[:9] == 'Editable_'">Found one<br></dtml-if> </dtml-in objectValues> Cheers. -- Andy McKay.