Below code will explain how to do this in detail.
<?php
function showStripString ($num,$myString,$maxNumOfWords) {
if($num>0) {
if($num<=$maxNumOfWords) {
$spaceChar = '/\S*';
for($i=1;$i<$num;$i++) {
$spaceChar .= '\s\S*';
}
$spaceChar .='/';
preg_match("$spaceChar", $myString, $result);
return $result[0];
}else return "ERROR !!! Number of words exceeded the actaul number of words in you string ($myString)";
}
else return "ERROR !!";
}
//your string
$str = "i want to buy a new car";
//Number of words you want to show
$number=3;
//remove whitespace from beginning and end of string
$str = trim($str);
//get number of whitespace
$nuberOfWhiteSpace = substr_count($str, ' ');
//Get Total number of words
$TotalNumberOfWords = $nuberOfWhiteSpace + 1;
//call function
echo showStripString(intval($number),$str,$TotalNumberOfWords);
?>
<?php
function showStripString ($num,$myString,$maxNumOfWords) {
if($num>0) {
if($num<=$maxNumOfWords) {
$spaceChar = '/\S*';
for($i=1;$i<$num;$i++) {
$spaceChar .= '\s\S*';
}
$spaceChar .='/';
preg_match("$spaceChar", $myString, $result);
return $result[0];
}else return "ERROR !!! Number of words exceeded the actaul number of words in you string ($myString)";
}
else return "ERROR !!";
}
//your string
$str = "i want to buy a new car";
//Number of words you want to show
$number=3;
//remove whitespace from beginning and end of string
$str = trim($str);
//get number of whitespace
$nuberOfWhiteSpace = substr_count($str, ' ');
//Get Total number of words
$TotalNumberOfWords = $nuberOfWhiteSpace + 1;
//call function
echo showStripString(intval($number),$str,$TotalNumberOfWords);
?>