Show excerpt on the same page post in Wordpress

Question

How do I show the excerpt in the same post is page?

Example:

<?php
if ( the_excerpt() != '' ) {
echo $my_excerpt; 
}
?>

But this does not work!

Answer 1

the_excerpt() will echo the excerpt and get_the_excerpt() will return it. So try something like this:

<?php
  $my_excerpt = get_the_excerpt();
  if ( $my_excerpt != '' ) {
    echo $my_excerpt; 
  }
?>