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How can i trim text ? - El Forum - 06-28-2013
[eluser]margsot[/eluser]
I would like to trim text of one field called description to 100 characters.
I tried to use this php code in my view file but doesnt work.
Code:
$max_length = 100;
if (strlen($s) > $max_length)
{
$offset = ($max_length - 3) - strlen($s);
$s = substr($s, 0, strrpos($s, ' ', $offset)) . '...';
}How can i trim text ? - El Forum - 06-28-2013
[eluser]Syllean[/eluser]
The code works fine for me, are you sure that you passed $s into your view correctly?
You really shouldn't be dealing with this type of logic in your views anyway, it's better to process it in your controller.
How can i trim text ? - El Forum - 06-28-2013
[eluser]anis2505[/eluser]
Take a look at the Text helper
http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/helpers/text_helper.html
How can i trim text ? - El Forum - 06-28-2013
[eluser]margsot[/eluser]
Thanks for your help. Now works fine