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Truncate Text With Word Boundaries In Ruby

10.12.2005

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  def truncate_words(text, length = 30, end_string = ' â€¦')
    words = text.split()
    words[0..(length-1)].join(' ') + (words.length > length ? end_string : '')
  end

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Snippets Manager replied on Tue, 2008/10/07 - 3:00pm

I think it's good to return if text is nil (or blank in Rails) def truncate_words(text, length = 30, end_string = ' â€¦') return if text == nil words = text.split() words[0..(length-1)].join(' ') + (words.length > length ? end_string : '') end