How can I truncate a string to the first 20 words in PHP?

How can I truncate a string after 20 words in PHP?

Answer

function limit_text($text, $limit) {
    if (str_word_count($text, 0) > $limit) {
        $words = str_word_count($text, 2);
        $pos   = array_keys($words);
        $text  = substr($text, 0, $pos[$limit]) . '...';
    }
    return $text;
}

echo limit_text('Hello here is a long sentence that will be truncated by the', 5);

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function limit_text($text, $limit) {    if (str_word_count($text, 0) > $limit) {        $words = str_word_count($text, 2);        $pos   = array_keys($words);        $text  = substr($text, 0, $pos[$limit]) . '...';    }    return $text;}​echo limit_text('Hello here is a long sentence that will be truncated by the', 5);​

Outputs:

Hello here is a long ...

JavaScript
 
Hello here is a long ...​

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