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This JavaScript is a clever way of automatically truncating the text of a paragraph on your web page, without dividing in the middle of a word. You can truncate the text to a length of your choosing. A JavaScript link is added to expand the text.

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<script type="text/javascript">
// Created by: Patrick Fitzgerald | http://www.barelyfitz.com/

function truncate() {
  var len = 100;
  var p = document.getElementById('truncateMe');
  if (p) {
    var trunc = p.innerHTML;
    if (trunc.length > len) {

      /* Truncate the content of the P, then go back to the end of the
         previous word to ensure that we don't truncate in the middle of
         a word */
      trunc = trunc.substring(0, len);
      trunc = trunc.replace(/w+$/, '');

      /* Add an ellipses to the end and make it a link that expands
         the paragraph back to its original size */
      trunc += '<a href="#" ' +
        'onclick="this.parentNode.innerHTML=' +
        'unescape(''+escape(p.innerHTML)+'');return false;">' +
        '<span style="font-size: 10px;">[ more ... ]</span></a>';
      p.innerHTML = trunc;
    }
  }
}

// Multiple onload function created by: Simon Willison
// http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2004/05/26/addLoadEvent
function addLoadEvent(func) {
  var oldonload = window.onload;
  if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
    window.onload = func;
  } else {
    window.onload = function() {
      if (oldonload) {
        oldonload();
      }
      func();
    }
  }
}

addLoadEvent(function() {
  truncate();
});
</script>
	<!--
    	This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com
    	Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com
	-->

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<p id="truncateMe">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean consectetuer. Etiam venenatis. Sed ultricies, pede sit amet aliquet lobortis, nisi ante sagittis sapien, in rhoncus lectus mauris quis massa. Integer porttitor, mi sit amet viverra faucibus, urna libero viverra nibh, sed dictum nisi mi et diam. Nulla nunc eros, convallis sed, varius ac, commodo et, magna. Proin vel risus. Vestibulum eu urna. Maecenas lobortis, pede ac dictum pulvinar, nibh ante vestibulum tortor, eget fermentum urna ipsum ac neque. Nam urna nulla, mollis blandit, pretium id, tristique vitae, neque. Etiam id tellus. Sed pharetra enim non nisl.</p>
	<!--
    	This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com
    	Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com
	-->

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by Blackberry App Developer, 18/07/2011 06:07 PM
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:p Yahoo! Finally i got what i wanted, thank you for posting

by Offshore Software Development, 20/07/2011 06:07 PM
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by iPhone Php App, 25/07/2011 09:07 PM
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by funny quotes, 12/09/2011 04:09 PM
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But i wont use Javascript much in my site..Its not Search engine friendly

by mobile app development, 24/01/2012 03:01 PM
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Will the text differ for HTML5?

by Link building services, 24/09/2012 03:09 AM
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This is very clever piece of javascript. A way of truncating the text of a paragraph on my website pages, very handy indeed

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