(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_strimwidth — Get truncated string with specified width
mb_strimwidth( string $string, int $start, int $width, string $trim_marker = "", ?string $encoding = null ): string
Truncates string string to specified width, where halfwidth characters count as 1, and fullwidth characters count as 2. See » http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11/ for details regarding East Asian character widths.
stringThe string being decoded.
startThe start position offset. Number of characters from the beginning of string (first character is 0), or if start is negative, number of characters from the end of the string.
widthThe width of the desired trim. If negative width is specified, count from the end of the string.
Note:
Passing negative width is deprecated as of PHP 8.3.0.
trim_markerA string that is added to the end of string when string is truncated.
encodingThe encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted or null, the internal character encoding value will be used.
The truncated string. If trim_marker is set, trim_marker replaces the last chars to match the width.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.3.0 | Passing a negative width to mb_strimwidth() is now deprecated. |
| 8.0.0 | encoding is nullable now. |
| 7.1.0 | Support for negative starts and widths has been added. |
Example #1 mb_strimwidth() example
<?php
echo mb_strimwidth("Hello World", 0, 10, "...");
// output: "Hello W..."
?>
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