XF 2.1 Truncate a text string in a template?

[Stuart Wright]

Hi folks, I want to truncate a string within a template to 200 characters.
Is it possible?
Thanks.

 

[Bespoke]

Perhaps try using snippet:
{{ snippet($yourString, 200) }}

Take a look at function fnSnippet in XF\Template\Templater.php
which in turn calls $formatter->snippetString and can use different options such as
'fromStart'
'stripBbCode'
'stripQuote'
'hideUnviewable'
'stripHtml'
'stripPlainTag'
'censor'

 

[Stuart Wright]

Works perfectly and even adds the elipsis. Thanks