Replacing the function $title_length with a more accurate truncating function

Hi,

I’m currently trying to modify td_module_8.php

When loading the posts it states:
<?php echo $this->get_title($title_length);?>

and a little above that

    function render() {
        ob_start();
        $title_length = $this->get_shortcode_att('m8_tl');
        ?>

Well now, we would like to truncate based upon number of characters, and then on whole words.
Searching the internet I find this bit of code, meaning it will allow a max of 35 characters :

echo substr( $title, 0, strrpos( substr( $title, 0, 35), ' ' ) );

and this one too
function truncateStr($input, $length)
{
//only truncate if input is actually longer than $length
if(strlen($input) > $length)
{
//check if there are any spaces at all and if the last one is within the given length if so truncate at space else truncate at length.
if(strrchr($input, ” “) && strrchr($input, ” “) < $length)
{
return substr( $input, 0, strrpos( substr( $input, 0, $length), ' ' ) )."…";
}
else
{
return substr( $input, 0, $length )."…";
}
}
else
{
return $input;
}
}

How would I be able to replace this bit of code with something like the one mentioned above ?
Every effort I have made so far has resulted in the posts simply not showing at all…

kind regards

Nick

extra info.
The goal is too truncate titles which are too long, preferrably replacing the missing words with “…”, in an effort
to not create extra paragraphs and distort the design of the site.

• This topic was modified 8 years by NickDeBaerdemaeker.

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