Truncate Text at Word Break

// Please acknowledge use of this code by including this header.
function myTruncate($string, $limit, $break=".", $pad="...") {
    // return with no change if string is shorter than $limit
    if(strlen($string) <= $limit)
        return $string;

    // is $break present between $limit and the end of the string?
    if(false !== ($breakpoint = strpos($string, $break, $limit))) {
        if($breakpoint < strlen($string) - 1) {
            $string = substr($string, 0, $breakpoint) . $pad;
        }
    }
    return $string;
}
/***** Example ****/
$short_string=myTruncate($long_string, 100, ' ');