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   1  def trim_by_words(string,wordcount) 
   2    string.split[0..(wordcount-1)].join(" ") +(string.split.size > wordcount ? "..." : "") 
   3  end
   4  
   5  # example
   6  string = "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry."
   7  
   8  puts trim_by_words(string,10) # returns: Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and...

def trim_by_words(string,wordcount) 
  string.split[0..(wordcount-1)].join(" ") +(string.split.size > wordcount ? "..." : "") 
end

# example
string = "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry."

puts trim_by_words(string,10) # returns: Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and...

created by leozera — 14 December 2008 — get a short url — tags: ruby string — embed

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