truncate text with an ellipsis

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Hello everyone and congratulations for the forum,
I created a form with access to a table to display the stored data.
I would make sure that the text contained in the fields may not appear in full but only in part, and then do it fully display in the edit form. how can I do?
eg: Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
I would like this: Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text ...
thank you very much for the attention

Max_admin · Accepted Answer

Hi rluongo,

You can do this by adding the field name to the "PHP functions" box:

Model.field:return substr($cell, 0, 10);

I suggest that you also try v6 instead, because it has many more features, here is a tutorial for a basic listing:
http://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/73-chronoconnectivity-v6/5283-build-a-basic-listing.html

Best regards,
Max

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