From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Operating system: Linux (Redhat 7.2)
PHP version: 4.1.2
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: substr with pretty output
Often times you want to display the name of something in a list (say, items
in a store) but have limited space.
You can simply truncate strings that are longer than x characters and add
an ellipsis, but occasionally you end up with:
"The quick brown fox ..." or "The quick brown f...". When "The quick brown
fox..." or "The quick brown..." (respectively) would be nicer.
In PHP Code:
function pretty_substr($string, $length, $slop = 4) {
if (strlen($string) > $length) {
$string = substr($string, 0, $length - 1);
$lastSpace = strrpos($string, ' ');
if ($lastSpace > $length - $slop) {
$string = substr($string, 0, $lastSpace);
}
$string .= '…';
}
return $string;
}
I think this would make a good addition to the string function library.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17057&edit=1
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=needtrace
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=notwrong
Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17057&r=globals
