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Shorten a text string
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<?php
/** * Add this to your page: *
<?php * include "shorten_a_text_string.php";
* echo ShortenText($text); * ?>
* where $text is the text you want to shorten.
* * Example * Test it using this in a PHP page:
* <?php * include "shortentext.php";
* $text = "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.";
* echo ShortenText($text);
* ?>
*/
function ShortenText($text)
{
// Change to the number of characters you want to display
$chars = 25; $text = $text." ";
$text = substr($text,0,$chars);
$text = substr($text,0,strrpos($text,' '));
$text = $text."..."; return $text;
}
?>
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