/**
* Chops down a string according to given max length, all characters beyond $maxLength is removed.
*
* This function is UTF8 compatible
*
* @param $str
* @param $maxLength
* @param bool $lengthUnitInByte
*
* @return string
*
*/
public static function stringChopdown($str, $maxLength, $lengthUnitInByte = false)
{
if ($lengthUnitInByte) {
return substr($str, 0, $maxLength);
}
$str = UTF8::to_utf8($str);
$len = UTF8::strlen($str);
if ($len <= $maxLength) {
return $str;
}
return UTF8::substr($str, 0, $maxLength);
}