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Modified Word limit function

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modification to http://snipplr.com/view/12987/limit-words-in-a-string/

Appends ... if string is truncated.

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  1. function limit_words($string, $word_limit)
  2. {
  3.     $append = '';
  4.     $words = explode(" ",$string);
  5.     if(count($words) > $word_limit) {
  6.       $append = '...';
  7.     }
  8.     return implode(" ",array_splice($words,0,$word_limit)) . $append;
  9. }

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