If more than 255 characters echo 255 characters then "..."

[dezkit]

How would I go about doing this?

So far I got:

 

<?php

$val = 255;
if(strlen($str) > $val)){
// wat do?
}

?>

[Alex]

if(strlen($str) > 255) {
    $str = substr($str, 0, 255) . '...';
}

 

substr

[dezkit]

works perfectly, thanks a bunch.