2.3/page_2components_2column_2excerpt_8php_source.html

 <?php
 $item = $vars['item'];
 /* @var ElggEntity $item */

 $length = elgg_extract('length', $vars, 250);

 $description = $item->description;

 echo elgg_get_excerpt($description, $excerpt_length);
$length
$length
Definition: excerpt.php:14

$vars
$vars['entity']
Definition: plugin_settings.php:15

echo
elgg echo
Translates a string.
Definition: languages.js:48

$description
$description
Definition: excerpt.php:16

elgg_extract
elgg_extract($key, $array, $default=null, $strict=true)
Checks for $array[$key] and returns its value if it exists, else returns $default.
Definition: elgglib.php:1375

elgg_get_excerpt
elgg_get_excerpt($text, $num_chars=250)
Returns an excerpt.
Definition: output.php:62

$item
$item
Render an excerpt of the description.
Definition: excerpt.php:11