note 53852 added to function.substr

Better written version of my function below. <?php function elliStr($s,$n) { for ( $x = 0; $x < strlen($s); $x++ ) { $o = ($n+$x >= strlen($s) ? $s : ($s{$n+$x} == " " ? substr($s,0,$n+$x) . "..." : "")); if ( $o != "" ) { return $o; } } } print(elliStr("have a nice day", 7)); // returns: Have a nice... print(elliStr("have a nice day", 6)); // returns: Have a... ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+53852 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53852&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53852&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53852&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53852&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53852&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+53852&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php