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# mb_strimwidth

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

mb_strimwidth — Get truncated string with specified width

### Description

string mb_strimwidth ( string `$str` , int `$start` , int `$width` [, string `$trimmarker` = "" [, string `$encoding` = mb_internal_encoding() ]] )

Truncates string `str` to specified `width`.

### Parameters

`str`

  The string being decoded.

`start`

  The start position offset. Number of characters from the beginning of string. (First character is 0)

`width`

  The width of the desired trim.

`trimmarker`

  A string that is added to the end of string when string is truncated.

`encoding`

  The `encoding` parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.

### Return Values

The truncated string. If `trimmarker` is set, `trimmarker` is appended to the return value.

### Examples

Example #1 mb_strimwidth() example

`<?php
echo mb_strimwidth("Hello World", 0, 10, "...");
// outputs Hello W...
?>`

### See Also

- mb_strwidth() - Return width of string
- mb_internal_encoding() - Set/Get internal character encoding

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