How to get first x chars from a string, without cutting off the last word?

Question

I have the following string in a variable.

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I want to fetch first 28 characte

Answer 1

function truncate( $string, $limit, $break=" ", $pad="...") {

 // return with no change if string is shorter than $limit
 if(strlen($string) <= $limit){
    return $string;
 }

 $string = substr($string, 0, $limit);
 if(false !== ($breakpoint = strrpos($string, $break))){
    $string = substr($string, 0, $breakpoint);
 }
 return $string . $pad;
}