ellipsis

gistfile1.txt

const initEllipsis = (ele, height) => {
    ele.each(function () {
        var $this = $(this);
        var text = $this.text();
        var lastLength = text.length;
        var destination = height;

        $this.height('auto');

        while ($this.height() > destination && lastLength > 0) {
            text = $.trim(text.substr(0, lastLength - 4)) + '\u2026';
            $this.text(text);
            lastLength = text.length;
        }

        $this.height('');
    });
};