What is the best way to get the content property from a heading block

[jakeparis]

In the past, I simply used select('core/editor').getBlocks(), found the block I wanted, and then used block.attributes.content.

Now, it seems, that block.attributes.content is no longer a string but I think some kind of private object with array data about which characters have what formatting. The only way I can see to get the text content of the heading block is block.originalContent, but that doesn't include formatting. For example if my heading is <h1>My <b>heading</b></h1>, then block.originalContent will not have the bold tags, and instead will just be <h1>My heading</h1>.

Is there a better way to get the content from this heading block (and others that are structured this way)?

[t-hamano]

Now, it seems, that block.attributes.content is no longer a string but I think some kind of private object with array data about which characters have what formatting.

block.attributes.content seems to be a string with inline formats 🤔

[jakeparis]

What version are you on? I am using WordPress 6.9.4. Here's what I see. As you can see the attributes.content is an object a #value property. And there's an originalContent property on the block which doesn't include the bold formatting.

[t-hamano]

My testing method might have been incorrect. I was able to reproduce your symptoms.

However, simply using toHTMLString can solve this.

[jakeparis]

Ah ha! Thank you Aki, that's exactly what I needed to point me to the answer.

For future readers (and probably my future self), toHTMLString() is part of the Rich Text package.