/* trim text v.1.0

Author: Gareth Slinn 2010.

Usage:
$(document).ready(function() {

	$('.data-txt').trimTxt();


});

Drop this in the body
<p data-len="13" class="data-txt before">This is a test. Add it will show how the result of the trim.</p>

*/

(function($){

 	$.fn.extend({ 
 		
 		trimTxt: function() {

    		return this.each(function() {
			
				var str_txt = $(this).text();
				var num_len = $(this).attr('data-len');
				if(str_txt.length > num_len) {
					var trimchr = "..."
					var str_trim = (str_txt.substring(0,num_len));
					var last_char=str_trim.charAt(str_trim.length-1);
					if(last_char == " ") 
						trimchr = "";
					$(this).text(str_trim+trimchr);	
				}
    		});
    	}
	});

	
})(jQuery);