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8.8.x
Description: 

Following functions are deprecated and should not be used.

- entity_view()
- entity_view_multiple()
- comment_view()
- comment_view_multiple()
- node_view()
- node_view_multiple()
- taxonomy_term_view()
- taxonomy_term_view_multiple()
- user_view()
- user_view_multiple()

Instead use to inject entity view builder handler into controller and call view() or viewMultiple()

Examples

Before
$build = entity_view($node, 'teaser')

$build = entity_view_multiple($nodes, 'teaser')

After

$builder = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getViewBuilder('node'); 
$build = $builder->view($node, 'teaser');
$builder = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getViewBuilder('node'); 
$build = $builder->viewMultiple($nodes, 'teaser');
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