<h1>Line Clampin'</h1>
<h2>The "Standard" Way</h2>
<div class="module line-clamp">
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</div>
<h2>Pure CSS Overflow Way</h2>
<div class="module overflow">
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</div>
<h2>Fade Out Way</h2>
<div class="module fade">
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</div>
<h2>Opera Overflow Way</h2>
<div class="module last-line">
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<h2>Clamp.js Way</h2>
<div class="module js">
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</div>
<h2>ftellipsis Way</h2>
<div class="module js ftellipsis" id="ftellipsis">
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<h2>TextOverflowClamp.js Way</h2>
<div class="module js textoverflowclamp" id="textoverflowclamp">
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@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans);
body {
padding: 20px;
font: 1.2em/1.2em 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
.module {
width: 250px;
margin: 0 0 1em 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.module p {
margin: 0;
}
.line-clamp {
display: -webkit-box;
-webkit-line-clamp: 3;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}
.fade {
position: relative;
height: 3.6em; /* exactly three lines */
}
.fade:after {
content: "";
text-align: right;
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
right: 0;
width: 70%;
height: 1.2em;
background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 50%);
}
.last-line {
height: 3.6em; /* exactly three lines */
text-overflow: -o-ellipsis-lastline;
}
.ftellipsis {
height: 3.6em;
}
html {
--lh: 1.4rem;
line-height: var(--lh);
}
.overflow {
--max-lines: 3;
position: relative;
max-height: calc(var(--lh) * var(--max-lines));
overflow: hidden;
padding-right: 1rem; /* space for ellipsis */
}
.overflow::before {
position: absolute;
content: "...";
/* inset-block-end: 0;
inset-inline-end: 0; */
bottom: 0;
right: 0;
}
.overflow::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
/* inset-inline-end: 0; */
right: 0;
width: 1rem;
height: 1rem;
background: white;
}
h1 {
margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}
h2 {
font-size: 1.2em;
}
// https://github.com/josephschmitt/Clamp.js
var module = document.getElementById("clampjs");
$clamp(module, {clamp: 3});
// https://github.com/ftlabs/ftellipsis
var element = document.getElementById('ftellipsis');
var ellipsis = new Ellipsis(element);
ellipsis.calc();
ellipsis.set();
// https://codepen.io/Merri/pen/Dsuim
/**
* TextOverflowClamp.js
*
* Updated 2013-05-09 to remove jQuery dependancy.
* But be careful with webfonts!
*/
// bind function support for older browsers without it
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/bind
if (!Function.prototype.bind) {
Function.prototype.bind = function (oThis) {
if (typeof this !== "function") {
// closest thing possible to the ECMAScript 5 internal IsCallable function
throw new TypeError("Function.prototype.bind - what is trying to be bound is not callable");
}
var aArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1),
fToBind = this,
fNOP = function () {},
fBound = function () {
return fToBind.apply(this instanceof fNOP && oThis
? this
: oThis,
aArgs.concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
};
fNOP.prototype = this.prototype;
fBound.prototype = new fNOP();
return fBound;
};
}
// the actual meat is here
(function(w, d){
var clamp, measure, text, lineWidth,
lineStart, lineCount, wordStart,
line, lineText, wasNewLine,
ce = d.createElement.bind(d),
ctn = d.createTextNode.bind(d);
// measurement element is made a child of the clamped element to get it's style
measure = ce('span');
(function(s){
s.position = 'absolute'; // prevent page reflow
s.whiteSpace = 'pre'; // cross-browser width results
s.visibility = 'hidden'; // prevent drawing
})(measure.style);
clamp = function (el, lineClamp) {
// make sure the element belongs to the document
if(!el.ownerDocument || !el.ownerDocument === d) return;
// reset to safe starting values
lineStart = wordStart = 0;
lineCount = 1;
wasNewLine = false;
lineWidth = el.clientWidth;
// get all the text, remove any line changes
text = (el.textContent || el.innerText).replace(/\n/g, ' ');
// remove all content
while(el.firstChild !== null)
el.removeChild(el.firstChild);
// add measurement element within so it inherits styles
el.appendChild(measure);
// http://ejohn.org/blog/search-and-dont-replace/
text.replace(/ /g, function(m, pos) {
// ignore any further processing if we have total lines
if(lineCount === lineClamp) return;
// create a text node and place it in the measurement element
measure.appendChild(ctn(text.substr(lineStart, pos - lineStart)));
// have we exceeded allowed line width?
if(lineWidth < measure.clientWidth) {
if(wasNewLine) {
// we have a long word so it gets a line of it's own
lineText = text.substr(lineStart, pos + 1 - lineStart);
// next line start position
lineStart = pos + 1;
} else {
// grab the text until this word
lineText = text.substr(lineStart, wordStart - lineStart);
// next line start position
lineStart = wordStart;
}
// create a line element
line = ce('span');
// add text to the line element
line.appendChild(ctn(lineText));
// add the line element to the container
el.appendChild(line);
// yes, we created a new line
wasNewLine = true;
lineCount++;
} else {
// did not create a new line
wasNewLine = false;
}
// remember last word start position
wordStart = pos + 1;
// clear measurement element
measure.removeChild(measure.firstChild);
});
// remove the measurement element from the container
el.removeChild(measure);
// create the last line element
line = ce('span');
// give styles required for text-overflow to kick in
(function(s){
s.display = 'inline-block';
s.overflow = 'hidden';
s.textOverflow = 'ellipsis';
s.whiteSpace = 'nowrap';
s.width = '100%';
})(line.style);
// add all remaining text to the line element
line.appendChild(ctn(text.substr(lineStart)));
// add the line element to the container
el.appendChild(line);
}
w.clamp = clamp;
})(window, document);
// the only bit of jQuery
$(window).bind('load', function() {
clamp(document.getElementById('textoverflowclamp'), 3);
});
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