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   1  # in application_helper
   2  
   3  def snippet(text, wordcount, omission)
   4   text.split[0..(wordcount-1)].join(" ") + (text.split.size > wordcount ? " " + omission : "")
   5  end
   6  
   7  
   8  # example
   9  
  10  snippet(@post.body, 50, "#{link_to "More...", @post}")

# in application_helper

def snippet(text, wordcount, omission)
 text.split[0..(wordcount-1)].join(" ") + (text.split.size > wordcount ? " " + omission : "")
end


# example

snippet(@post.body, 50, "#{link_to "More...", @post}")

created by leozera — 20 April 2009 — get a short url — tags: helper rails ruby — embed

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