Get record excerpt in custom plugin

[sebastianr]

Hello,

I want to add an excerpt of the record in my custom feed (first 100 letters...). I can't find a variable to achieve this. Can anyone give me some guidance? My current approach: 

{{if !empty( $records ) }}
{{foreach $records as $record}}
<div class="col-md-6">
  <div class="blog_card">
    <div class="author_info">
      <div class="meta">
        <span>{datetime="$record->mapped('date')"}</span>
      </div>
    </div>
    <h4 class="blog_title">
      {$record->_title}
    </h4>
    <p class="blog_desc">
      {$record->_description} <!-- ???? -->
    </p>
    <a href="{$record->url( "getPrefComment" )}" title='{lang="view_this_cmsrecord" sprintf="\IPS\Member::loggedIn()->language()->addToStack( 'content_db_lang_sl_' . $record::$customDatabaseId, FALSE ), $record->_title"}' class="read_more">Read more</a>
  </div>
</div>
{{endforeach}}
{{endif}}

 

[Nathan Explosion]

$record->truncated(false, 100);

[sebastianr]

8 minutes ago, Nathan Explosion said:

$record->truncated(false, 100);

With true as params, it works. Where can I find these methods in the documentation?