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

ElggEntity

echo
elgg echo
Translates a string.
Definition: languages.js:43

$description
$description
Definition: excerpt.php:18

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:1131

$vars
$vars['type']
Definition: save.php:11

elgg_get_excerpt
elgg_get_excerpt($text, $num_chars=250)
Returns an excerpt.
Definition: output.php:74

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