Add excerpt() function to editor

[GiantCrocodile]

I would like to convert this line easily from textarea to editor:
$article->text()->html()->excerpt(300)

Right now, it seems that excerpt() isn't supported. A workaround seems to be this:
https://forum.getkirby.com/t/excerpt-for-editor-field/15970

[nilshoerrmann]

You can do $article->text()->toBlocks()->first()->toField()->excerpt(300).

[GiantCrocodile]

This would only work with 300 chars if the first block contains those 300 chars, not the first x blocks summed together, right @nilshoerrmann? I think the excerpt() method works with 300 chars however they are organized/structured (simply because it's just one field with no structure at all).

Edit: It might work out to do $article->text()->blocks()->toField()->excerpt(300) or something similar. I have to give it a try later on.

[nilshoerrmann]

Edit: It might work out to do $article->text()->blocks()->toField()->excerpt(300) or something similar. I have to give it a try later on.

I think the method is not available on the full blocks collection, only on a single block. But I haven't checked.

[GiantCrocodile]

Works:
$article->text()->blocks()->first()->toField()->excerpt(300)

Not working:
$article->text()->blocks()->toField()->excerpt(300)

The toField() fails on blocks() and thus excerpt is called on null.

[nilshoerrmann]

That's what I thought. Should not be to difficult to have this available on the blocks collection as well.

[bastianallgeier]

✅ $article->text()->blocks()->excerpt() is now available.