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This little function cuts a string to a specified length while keeping the word boundaries under consideration.

This little function cuts a string to a specified length while keeping the word boundaries under consideration.
 
<code class=”prettyprint”>
function cuttext($text, $chars = 100)
{
    if (strlen($text) > $chars) {
        $newtext = substr($text, 0, $chars);
        return preg_replace ("{\s+\S+$}", "...", $newtext);
    } else {
        return $text;
    }
}
</code>

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