master/page_2components_2column_2excerpt_8php_source.html

 <?php
 $item = elgg_extract('item', $vars);
 if (!$item instanceof \ElggEntity) {
     return;
 }

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

 $description = $item->description ?? '';

 echo elgg_get_excerpt($description, $length);
$length
if(!$item instanceof\ElggEntity) $length
Definition: excerpt.php:16

elgg_get_excerpt
elgg_get_excerpt(string $text, int $num_chars=250)
Returns an excerpt.
Definition: output.php:83

elgg_extract
elgg_extract($key, $array, $default=null, bool $strict=true)
Checks for $array[$key] and returns its value if it exists, else returns $default.
Definition: elgglib.php:254

$description
$description
Definition: excerpt.php:18

$vars
$vars
Definition: theme.php:5

ElggEntity
Definition: ElggEntity.php:52

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