note 59159 added to function.substr

another function simular to Jays function myfragment($s,$n) { $scan=0; while($scan==0){ if(substr($s,$n,1)==' '){ $scan=1; }else{ $n++; } } return substr($s,0,$n) . "..."; } $string='this is some content to be shortened'; echo myfragment($string,15); will output this is some content... goes to the first space after 15 characters. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+59159 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59159&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+59159&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php