Help limiting text output

[lingo5]

Hi, I´m trying to limit the amount of text outputed from DB to a few lines only.

This is how I display the record

<?php echo $row_novedades_RS['novedades_descripcion_esp']; ?>

and this is a function to limit text output

function limit_text($data,$length)         {
                if($length >= strlen($data)) return $data;
                else return substr($data,0,$length);

        }

I have tried everythin, but I can't figure out how to apply this function to my text so that I can limit the amount of it.

Please help.

[xyph]

everything including

 

echo limit_text( $row_novedades_RS['novedades_descripcion_esp'], 100 );

[Alex1646]

You have to call the function for it to be executed.

<?php
echo limit_text( $row_novedades_RS['novedades_descripcion_esp'], 100 );
?>

 

[lingo5]

Thanks guys for your help. It worked great again!!

[mikesta707]

as a side note, creating your own function is kind of pointless. Why not just use substr directly?

[lingo5]

Hi Mikesta, you're probably right but I am embarrassingly new to PHP......

[mikesta707]

its ok. It makes no difference really.