Limit text length to n lines using CSS

Question

Is it possible to limit a text length to \"n\" lines using CSS (or cut it when overflows vertically).

text-overflow: ellipsis; only works for 1 line tex

Answer 1

I've been looking around for this, but then I realize, damn my website uses php!!! Why not use the trim function on the text input and play with the max length....

Here is a possible solution too for those using php: http://ideone.com/PsTaI

 $max_length)
{
   $offset = ($max_length - 3) - strlen($s);
   $s = substr($s, 0, strrpos($s, ' ', $offset)) . '...';
}

echo $s;
?>