note 110370 added to function.substr

Easy way to short a string <?php function short_me($string, $long){ $short_string = (strlen($string) > $long ? substr($string, 0, $long) . "&hellip;" : $string); return $short_string; } $text = "Hello, this is an example."; // Lenght: 20 // Output echo $text; // -> Hello, this is an example. echo short_me($text, 8); // -> Hello, t… echo short_me($text, 5); // -> Hello… echo short_me($text, -5); // -> Hello, this is an exa… ?> Thanks to firepanther (www.coderz.pro) ---- Server IP: 213.172.110.14 Probable Submitter: 217.86.219.60 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/110370 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110370 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/110370 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php