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new Block()

Creates a new block object
$block->callMethod()

Calls a registered method class with the passed arguments
$block->content()

Returns the content object
$block->controller()

Controller for the block snippet
$block->excerpt()

Converts the block to HTML and then uses the Str::excerpt method to create a non-formatted, shortened excerpt from it
Block::factory()

Constructs a block object with registering blocks models
$block->hasMethod()

Checks if the object has a registered method
$block->hasNext()

Checks if there's a next item in the collection
$block->hasPrev()

Checks if there's a previous item in the collection
$block->id()

Returns the unique item id (UUID v4)
$block->indexOf()

Returns the position / index in the collection
$block->is()

Compares the item to another one
$block->isEmpty()

Checks if the block is empty
$block->isFirst()

Checks if the item is the first in the collection
$block->isHidden()

Checks if the block is hidden from being rendered in the frontend
$block->isLast()

Checks if the item is the last in the collection
$block->isNotEmpty()

Checks if the block is not empty
$block->isNth()

Checks if the item is at a certain position
$block->kirby()

Returns the Kirby instance
$block->next()

Returns the next item in the collection if available
$block->nextAll()

Returns the end of the collection starting after the current item
$block->parent()

Returns the parent model
$block->prev()

Returns the previous item in the collection if available
$block->prevAll()

Returns the beginning of the collection before the current item
$block->siblings()

Returns all sibling elements
$block->toArray()

The result is being sent to the editor via the API in the panel
$block->toField()

Converts the block to html first and then places that inside a field object. This can be used further with all available field methods
$block->toHtml()

Converts the block to HTML
$block->type()

Returns the block type

$block->isNotEmpty()

Checks if the block is not empty

kirby/src/Cms/Block.php#L203

$block->isNotEmpty(): bool

Return type

bool

Parent class

Kirby\Cms\Block

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