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PHP. Code Snippet. Slice string by words.

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Slice string by words

   /**
     * Slice string by words count and add `...` into the end
     * 
     * @param string $string
     * @param int $maxWords
     * @return string
     */
    public function sliceStringByWords($string, $wordsCount)
    {
        $words = explode(' ', $string);

        if (
            $wordsCount > 0 &&
            count($words) > $wordsCount
         ) {
            $string = rtrim(implode(' ', array_slice($words, 0, $wordsCount)), " !,.-") . '...';
        }

        return $string;
    }