note 118705 added to function.substr-replace

<?php // shortens a long string to a max length while inserting a string into the exact middle function strShorten($str, $maxlen = 10, $insert = '/.../') { if ($str && !is_array($str)) { // valid string if ($maxlen && is_numeric($maxlen) && $maxlen < strlen($str)) { // string needs shortening if ($insert && ($ilen = strlen($insert))) { // insert string and length if ($ilen >= $maxlen) { // insert string too long so use default insert $insert = '**'; // short default so works even when a very small $maxlen $ilen = 2; } } $chars = $maxlen - $ilen; // number of $str chars to keep $start = ceil($chars/2); // position to start cutting $end = floor($chars/2); // position from end to stop cutting return substr_replace($str, $insert, $start, -$end); // first.insert.last } else { // string already short enough return $str; // return original string } } } echo strShorten('123456789', 6, ''); // outputs 123789 echo strShorten('123456789', 6, '-'); // outputs 123-89 echo strShorten('123456789', 6, 'longstring'); // outputs 12**89 echo strShorten('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz', 10, '..'); // outputs abcd..wxyz echo strShorten('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'); // outputs abc/.../yz ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 104.50.169.204 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr-replace.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/118705 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118705 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/118705 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php