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Replacing a long string with special characters like dots.

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  1. <?php
  2.        //Storing a long string in a variable.
  3.        $string = "It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.";
  4.  
  5.        //Display the string in it's original format.
  6.        echo $string;
  7.  
  8.        //Get the lenght of the string.
  9.        $str_length = strlen($string);       
  10.        echo "<br/>";
  11.  
  12.        //Method to chunk and replace a long string with some characters if you have space issues.
  13.        if($str_length > 25)
  14.        {
  15.            //displayig the replaced string.
  16.            echo substr($string, 0, 25) . "..." . "<br/>";//Replacing the string with Dots.
  17.            echo substr($string, 0, 25) . "***" . "<br/>";//Replacing the string with Asteriks.
  18.            echo substr($string, 0, 25) . ">>>" . "<br/>";//Replacing the string with Angular Brackets.
  19.        }
  20.        ?>

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