Version: 1.2
Type: Function
Category: Algorithms
License: GNU General Public License
Description: A Simple routine to cut a string .
If the string has a number of characters higher than
desired, the function returns the number of characters desired and 3 dots(or more, as you modify the function).
If the string has a number of characters lower than the max. desired the function returns the full string…!
Example:
echo lefts( “Oh My God!”, 5 );
returns :
Oh My …
echo lefts( “Oh My God!”, 20 );
returns :
Oh My God!
function rightDotPad($input, $length) { if (strlen($input) > $length) { return substr($input, 0, $length) . '...'; } return $input; }