Posted by petersprc on 02/25/07 22:12

Hi,

substr(strip_tags($text), 0, 50)

On Feb 25, 5:02 pm, "zek2005" <esapoznik@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a MySQL DB with a text field that includes both text and HTML
> tags. When I invoke that field in a page, I only see the text (not the
> HTML tags, of course). I only want to chow the first 50 characters of
> that field, but If use the substr function the result shows my the
> HTML tags, because the HTML tags could be in the middle of the substr
> limit, I mean:
>
> $text=This is a <B>test</B> that I want to show
>
> If I use a substr ($text, 18), I receive:
>
> "This is a <B>test<"
>
> I need to avoid the HTML tags and show only the text. I need only to
> receive:
>
> "This is a test tha" --> 18 characters
>
> So...I need only the substring of the result of the field already
> formated
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ezequiel

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