I want to truncate a text with DOTS using JavaScript

Hello,

I'm looking for a simple script which can truncate a TEXT with DOTS (...)
I did a search, but in vain. Any examples would be helpful.

Thanks,
CC.

 

<?php
$content = "My name is shila.";
$filter = "name";
str_replace($filter,"...",$content);
?>

output: My ... is shila.

 

I want to truncate using JavaScript, not with PHP. I'm OK with a CSS solution too.

 

This article should get you started:
http://www.electrictoolbox.com/ellipsis-html-css/

Otherwise just google search for ellipsis html css

Btw., that php script is not useful for this purpose.

 

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