truncate

Truncates a string at the given length

<?php
truncate(string $value, [ int $length = 80, [ string $etc = '...', [ bool $break = false, [ bool $middle = false ]]]])

• value: text to truncate
• length: the maximum length for the string
• etc: the characters that are added to show that the string was cut off
• break: if true, the string will be cut off at the exact length, instead of cutting at the nearest space
• middle: if true, the string will contain the beginning and the end, and the extra characters will be removed from the middle

Examples

Example #1

{truncate "this text is really too long, or let's just pretend it is will you?" 30 middle=true}
{strlen truncate("this text is really too long, or let's just pretend it is will you?" 30 middle=true)} {* here we check its length to verify it's 30 chars alright *}

The above example will output:

this text is r... is will you?
30