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Truncate Text at Word Break

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This function will truncate strings only at word breaks which can be used to show a teaser for complete article without breaking words.

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  1. // Original PHP code by Chirp Internet: www.chirp.com.au
  2. // Please acknowledge use of this code by including this header.
  3. function myTruncate($string, $limit, $break=".", $pad="...") {
  4. 	// return with no change if string is shorter than $limit
  5. 	if(strlen($string) <= $limit)
  6. 		return $string; 
  7.  
  8. 	// is $break present between $limit and the end of the string?
  9. 	if(false !== ($breakpoint = strpos($string, $break, $limit))) {
  10. 		if($breakpoint < strlen($string) - 1) {
  11. 			$string = substr($string, 0, $breakpoint) . $pad;
  12. 		}
  13. 	}
  14. 	return $string;
  15. }
  16. /***** Example ****/
  17. $short_string=myTruncate($long_string, 100, ' ');

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