PHP help

grantw · 20-11-2006, 11:13 AM

Can any PHP geniuses help me out here, here is what I want to do:

if length of $string > 50 then $string = first 50 characters + "....."

Thanking you kindly

Grant

Jeewhizz · 20-11-2006, 11:32 AM

$string = (strlen($string)>50) ? substr($string,0,50).'…' : $string;

Jee

mishmash · 20-11-2006, 12:21 PM

If you're creating an excerpt then that'll sometimes cut you off in the middle of words.

You can avoid this by trimming the output of the above and removing anything between the last word boundary and the end of the string.

Code:

$string = preg_replace('/\b.*$/', '', $string);

Even smarter excerpts can be created by looking for whole sentences. Though with only 50 characters you probably won't get many of them.

grantw · 20-11-2006, 12:56 PM

Thanks for the assistance chaps, very helpful and much appreciated.

Grant

20-11-2006, 11:13 AM	#1
grantw Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,861 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 21)	PHP help Can any PHP geniuses help me out here, here is what I want to do: if length of $string > 50 then $string = first 50 characters + "....." Thanking you kindly Grant __________________ Domain Brokerage :: Credit Report :: Domain Chat :: York Yoga

20-11-2006, 12:21 PM	#3
mishmash Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 160 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	If you're creating an excerpt then that'll sometimes cut you off in the middle of words. You can avoid this by trimming the output of the above and removing anything between the last word boundary and the end of the string. Code: $string = preg_replace('/\b.*$/', '', $string); Even smarter excerpts can be created by looking for whole sentences. Though with only 50 characters you probably won't get many of them.

20-11-2006, 12:56 PM	#4
grantw Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,861 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 21)	Thanks for the assistance chaps, very helpful and much appreciated. Grant __________________ Domain Brokerage :: Credit Report :: Domain Chat :: York Yoga

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20-11-2006, 11:32 AM	#2
Jeewhizz Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 940 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 7)	$string = (strlen($string)>50) ? substr($string,0,50).'…' : $string; Jee