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# mb_strimwidth

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6)

mb_strimwidth -- Get truncated string with specified width

## Description

``string mb_strimwidth` (string str, int start, int width, string trimmarker [, string encoding])`

Warning
This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change in a future release of PHP without notice. Be warned and use this function at your own risk.

mb_strimwidth() truncates string `str` to specified `width`. It returns truncated string.

If `trimmarker` is set, `trimmarker` is appended to return value.

`start` is start position offset. Number of characters from the beginning of string. (First character is 0)

`trimmarker` is string that is added to the end of string when string is truncated.

`encoding` is character encoding. If it is omitted, internal encoding is used.

Example 1. mb_strimwidth() example
    $str = mb_strimwidth($str, 0, 40, "..>");

See also: mb_strwidth(), mb_internal_encoding().

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