the_excerpt filter-hook . WP 0.71

Filters the displayed post excerpt.

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'filter_function_name_302' );
function filter_function_name_302( $post_excerpt ){
	// filter...

	return $post_excerpt;
}

echo apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );

$caption         = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt, $post ) );

$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $excerpt, $post );

$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', apply_filters( 'get_the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt, $post ) );

$excerpt = apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $post->post_excerpt );

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'wptexturize' );

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'convert_smilies' );

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'convert_chars' );

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'wpautop' );

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'shortcode_unautop');