1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index dc72c88b9..31f3f426d 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -1722,14 +1722,19 @@ function drupal_xml_parser_create(&$data) {
  *   The string to truncate.
  * @param $len
  *   An upper limit on the returned string length.
+ * @param $wordsafe
+ *   Flag to truncate at nearest word boundary. Defaults to FALSE.
  * @return
  *   The truncated string.
  */
-function truncate_utf8($string, $len) {
+function truncate_utf8($string, $len, $wordsafe = FALSE) {
   $slen = strlen($string);
   if ($slen <= $len) {
     return $string;
   }
+  if ($wordsafe) {
+    while (($string[--$len] != ' ') && ($len > 0)) {};
+  }
   if ((ord($string[$len]) < 0x80) || (ord($string[$len]) >= 0xC0)) {
     return substr($string, 0, $len);
   }