Word Limiter

function word_limiter($str, $limit = 100, $end_char = '…'){
	$str2 = strip_tags($str);
	//$str2 = $str;
	if (trim($str2) == ''){
		return $str2;
	}
	preg_match('/^\s*+(?:\S++\s*+){1,'.(int) $limit.'}/', $str2, $matches);
	if (strlen($str2) == strlen($matches[0])){
		$end_char = '';
	}
	return rtrim($matches[0]).$end_char;
}