<?php
#######################################
### split-words-class - mainSplit() ###
#######################################

class wordsplit {
	var $text;

	function wordsplit($text){
		$this->text = $text;
		$this->split();
		}
		
	function split() {
		$split = explode(" ",$this->text);
			$maximumCharacters = 20;
			$counter = 0;
			foreach($split as $word){
           		$tempCount = $counter + strlen($word);
           		if($tempCount < $maximumCharacters){
           			$short = $short . $word . " ";
           			$counter = $counter + strlen($word) + 1;
           			} 
					else 
					{
                   		break;
					}
				} 
				return $short;
				// echo $short;
		} 
}
?>

<?php 
$test = new wordsplit("gfhgf gfhg jkhgukhi  uizu iuzuiz iuziu ");
echo  $test->short;
?>

<?php 
####################################### 
### split-words-class - mainSplit() ### 
####################################### 

class wordsplit { 
   var $text; 
   var $short; // In PHP 5 müsste hier public davor stehen!

   function wordsplit($text){ 
      $this->text = $text; 
      $this->short=$this->_split_foo($this->text); 
      } 
       
   function _split_foo($str) { 
      $split = explode(" ",$str); 
         $maximumCharacters = 20; 
         $counter = 0; 
         foreach($split as $word){ 
                 $tempCount = $counter + strlen($word); 
                 if($tempCount < $maximumCharacters){ 
                    $short = $short . $word . " "; 
                    $counter = $counter + strlen($word) + 1; 
                    } 
               else 
               { 
                         break; 
               } 
            } 
            return $short; 
            // echo $short; 
      } 
}