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<?php /** * Return an elipsis given a string and a number of words */ function elipsis ($text, $words = 30) { // Check if string has more than X words if (str_word_count($text) > $words) { // Extract first X words from string preg_match("/(?:[^\s,\.;\?\!]+(?:[\s,\.;\?\!]+|$)){0,$words}/", $text, $matches); $text = trim($matches[0]); // Let's check if it ends in a comma or a dot. if (substr($text, -1) == ',') { // If it's a comma, let's remove it and add a ellipsis $text = rtrim($text, ','); $text .= '...'; } else if (substr($text, -1) == '.') { // If it's a dot, let's remove it and add a ellipsis (optional) $text = rtrim($text, '.'); $text .= '...'; } else { // Doesn't end in dot or comma, just adding ellipsis here $text .= '...'; } } // Returns "ellipsed" text, or just the string, if it's less than X words wide. return $text; } $description = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Quibusdam ut placeat consequuntur pariatur iure eum ducimus quasi perferendis, laborum obcaecati iusto ullam expedita excepturi debitis nisi deserunt fugiat velit assumenda. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Incidunt, blanditiis nostrum. Nostrum cumque non rerum ducimus voluptas officia tempore modi, nulla nisi illum, voluptates dolor sapiente ut iusto earum. Esse? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. A eligendi perspiciatis natus autem. Necessitatibus eligendi doloribus corporis quia, quas laboriosam. Beatae repellat dolor alias. Perferendis, distinctio, laudantium? Dolorum, veniam, amet!'; echo elipsis($description, 30);

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