| public getFirstWords ( string $message ) : string | ||
| $message | string | The message to shortify. |
| return | string | |
public function getFirstWords($message)
{
$glue = '-';
$pieces = explode(' ', $message);
array_splice($pieces, $this->numberOfWords);
$shortMessage = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z0-9?![:space:]]/", "-", implode($glue, $pieces));
return $shortMessage;
}