smarty/libs/plugins/modifier.truncate.php

<?php

/*
 * Smarty plugin
 * -------------------------------------------------------------
 * Type:     modifier
 * Name:     truncate
 * Purpose:  Truncate a string to a certain length if necessary,
 *           optionally splitting in the middle of a word, and 
 *           appending the $etc string.
 * -------------------------------------------------------------
 */
function smarty_modifier_truncate($string, $length = 80, $etc = '...',
                                  $break_words = false)
{
    if ($length == 0)
        return '';

    if (strlen($string) > $length) {
        $length -= strlen($etc);	
        if (!$break_words)
	    $string = preg_replace('/\s+?(\S+)?$/', '', substr($string, 0, $length+1));
      
        return substr($string, 0, $length).$etc;
    } else
        return $string;
}

/* vim: set expandtab: */

?>