Any ideas on this?

[LiamProductions]

Hey.

 

Im kind of stuck.

 

Well... If im getting like a subject title from a database. How would i get the first 10 chars and then have like 3 dots after it?

What functions should i be using or could someone post an example.

 

Cheers, Liam.

[Wuhtzu]

<?php

$title_from_db = 'Something longer than 10 chars';

$short_title = substr($title_from_db, 0, 10) . '...';

?>

 

?

[BlueSkyIS]

... and/or use the MySQL SUBSTR() and CONCAT() functions...

[remlabm]

try something like this:

 

$preview = substr($subject, 0, 10)."...";

 

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php

[redarrow]

 

caternation way.

<?php

$var="my-name-is-redarrow";

$a=substr($var,0,10);
$b="...";

echo $a.$b;

?>

[BlueSkyIS]

let's all say the same thing 3 different times   

[redarrow]

 

i worked it out there you go.......

<?php

$var="my name is redarrow iamthemansowhat!";

$a=explode(' ',$var);

foreach($a as $b){

if(strlen($b)>=10){

$c=substr($b,0,10)."....";

$d=str_replace("$b","$c",$var);

echo $d;
}
}
?>

[LiamProductions]

thanks guys.

[Wuhtzu]

redarrow, please confirm that your last reply was irony / sarcasm.

[tibberous]

Except if the title is shorter your guys code will still add the dots.

 

(strlen($_ = substr($title_from_db, 0, 10)) > 12 ? "$_..." : $title_from_db);

 

Written but not tested, might have messed up the () or off by one'd it or something - that is the idea.

[Wuhtzu]

He asked for ideas, not a complete solution.

 

469 posts and unable to construct an if-statement does not add up

 

 

But you are right, he might want to make sure the title is actually longer than 10 chars before appending the dots.