get_comment_excerpt( int|WP_Comment $comment_id ): string

Retrieves the excerpt of the given comment.

Description

Returns a maximum of 20 words with an ellipsis appended if necessary.

Parameters

$comment_idint|WP_Commentoptional
WP_Comment or ID of the comment for which to get the excerpt.
Default current comment.

Return

string The possibly truncated comment excerpt.

Source

function get_comment_excerpt( $comment_id = 0 ) {	$comment = get_comment( $comment_id );	if ( ! post_password_required( $comment->comment_post_ID ) ) {	$comment_text = strip_tags( str_replace( array( "\n", "\r" ), ' ', $comment->comment_content ) );	} else {	$comment_text = __( 'Password protected' );	}	/* translators: Maximum number of words used in a comment excerpt. */	$comment_excerpt_length = (int) _x( '20', 'comment_excerpt_length' );	/** * Filters the maximum number of words used in the comment excerpt. * * @since 4.4.0 * * @param int $comment_excerpt_length The amount of words you want to display in the comment excerpt. */	$comment_excerpt_length = apply_filters( 'comment_excerpt_length', $comment_excerpt_length );	$comment_excerpt = wp_trim_words( $comment_text, $comment_excerpt_length, '…' );	/** * Filters the retrieved comment excerpt. * * @since 1.5.0 * @since 4.1.0 The `$comment_id` and `$comment` parameters were added. * * @param string $comment_excerpt The comment excerpt text. * @param string $comment_id The comment ID as a numeric string. * @param WP_Comment $comment The comment object. */	return apply_filters( 'get_comment_excerpt', $comment_excerpt, $comment->comment_ID, $comment ); } 

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘comment_excerpt_length’, int $comment_excerpt_length )

Filters the maximum number of words used in the comment excerpt.

apply_filters( ‘get_comment_excerpt’, string $comment_excerpt, string $comment_id, WP_Comment $comment )

Filters the retrieved comment excerpt.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.4.0Added the ability for $comment_id to also accept a WP_Comment object.
1.5.0Introduced.

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