How to truncate string in Laravel blade templates

Question

I know I could just write out the actual php in the template but i'm looking for something a little nicer to write (let's not get into the whole PHP is a templating engine debate).

So for example i'm looking for something like:

{{ $myVariable|truncate:"10":"..." }}

I know I could use something like Twig via composer but I'm hoping for built in functionality in Laravel itself.

If not is it possible to create your own reusable modifiers like Smarty provides. I like the fact that Blade doesn’t overkill with all the syntax but I think truncate is a real handy function to have.

Answer 1

Hello @kartik,

In Laravel 4 & 5 (up to 5.7), you can use str_limit, which limits the number of characters in a string.

While in Laravel 5.8 up, you can use the Str::limit helper.

//For Laravel 4 to Laravel 5.5
{{ str_limit($string, $limit = 150, $end = '...') }}
//For Laravel 5.5 upwards
{{ \Illuminate\Support\Str::limit($string, 150, $end='...') }}

Hope it helps!!

Thank YOU!!

Comments

In version 5.8 str helpers got removed you must use Illuminate\Support\Str::limit($string) instead?

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Yes @Sam str_limit is deprecated.

You can Set the namespace like:

{!! \Illuminate\Support\Str::words($item->description, 10,'....')  !!}

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Thanks for you quick response mate!! It helped me