Shorten
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![jquery shorten plugin](http://img.viralpatel.net/2010/12/show-more-link.png "jquery shorten plugin")

A simple jquery plugin that automatically shortens text within an element and add "more" link.

*Read tutorial: [jQuery Shorten](http://viralpatel.net/blogs/dynamically-shortened-text-show-more-link-jquery/).*

Usage
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Shortens the text within 'element' and add a 'more' link.

    $(element).shorten();

Add a link with text 'read more' while shortening the content of element.

	$(element).shorten({
		moreText: 'read more'
	});

Change the link text to 'read more' and 'read less' overriding default value 'more' and 'less'.

	$(element).shorten({
		moreText: 'read more',
		lessText: 'read less'
	});

Override default display 100 characters and hide text above 50 characters.

	$(element).shorten({
		showChars: 50,
	});

Parameters
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You can change the behaviour by changing following js variables.

| Property       | Description                                                                               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `showChars`     | Total characters to show to user. If the content is more then showChar, it will be split into two halves and first one will be showed to user.                                                                                  |
| `ellipsesText` | The text displayed before “more” link. Default is “…”                                     |
| `moreText`     | The text shown in more link. Default is “more”. You can change to ">>" or "read more"     |
| `lessText`     | The text shown in less link. Default is “less”. You can change to "<<" or "read less"     |
| `onMore`       | Callback function to trigger when "more" is clicked                                       |
| `onLess`       | Callback function to trigger when "less" is clicked                                       |


Licence
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