substr query

[e1seix]

Right I have the basic grasp of this, however what I want to use it for is... if the return of a string is GREATER than the specified

($string = substr($name,0,75);

in this case 75 digits, I want to put a "..." after to show the name is not showing in full as opposed to an abrupt stop mid-word when it's printed 75 digits. Easy, put "..." after printing $string. However, there will be other strings that do not exceed 75 digits and so "..." looks a bit silly after it.

 

Any ideas?

[genericnumber1]

You could just add an additional parameter

 

<?php
if(strlen($name) < 75)) {
   $string = $name;
}
else {
   $string = substr($name,0,75) . '...';
}
?>