aj safe truncate text try!

truncatetext.php

<?php

function safe_truncate_text($text, $lenght)
{
	$trunc_text_parts = explode(' ', substr($text, 0,$length));
	$parts = count($trunc_text_parts);
	
	$final_text_parts = array_slice( explode(' ', $text), 0, $parts );
	$final_text = implode(' ', $final_text_parts).' ...';
	return $final_text;
}

/// TEST

$text = "Text Text Text Text Text ";

$t->is(safe_truncate_text($text, 10), 'Text Text...');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text($text, 1), '');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text($text, 12), 'Text Text...');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text($text, 15), 'Text Text Text...');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text('The quick', 2), '');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text('The quick', 4), 'The...');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text('The quick', 6), 'The...');
$t->is(safe_truncate_text('The quick', 9), 'The quick...');