Truncate multiline text in jquery without needing to pay for stupid licenses.

truncate_multiline_text_jquery.js

function truncateTextWithEllipsis(selector, text, maxHeight)
{
	var el = $(selector);
	el.text(text);
	
	if (el.height() > maxHeight)
	{
		//console.log('Start shrink ' + text);
		while (el.height() > maxHeight && text.length > 0)
		{
			//console.log(`Shrink ${el.height()}, ${maxHeight}, ${text.length}`);
			text = text.substr(0, text.length - 1);
			el.text(text + '…');
		}
		//console.log('Shrink el height: ' + el.height());
		for (var i = text.length - 1; i > 0; i--)
		{
			var c = text[i];
			console.log('Shrink punct ' + c);
			if (c.toUpperCase() == c.toLowerCase())
			{
				//console.log('Shrunk at index ' + i);
				text = text.substr(0, i);
				break;
			}
		}
		if (text.length > 0)
		{
			el.text(text + '…');
		}
	}
}