Trimming text to a given pixel width in SVG

Question

I\'m drawing text labels in SVG. I have a fixed width available (say 200px). When the text is too long, how can I trim it ?

The ideal solution would also add ellipsis (.

Answer 1

Implementing Erik's 3rd suggestion I came up with something like this:

//places textString in textObj, adds an ellipsis if text can't fit in width
function placeTextWithEllipsis(textObj,textString,width){
    textObj.textContent=textString;

    //ellipsis is needed
    if (textObj.getSubStringLength(0,textString.length)>=width){
        for (var x=textString.length-3;x>0;x-=3){
            if (textObj.getSubStringLength(0,x)<=width){
                textObj.textContent=textString.substring(0,x)+"...";
                return;
            }
        }
        textObj.textContent="..."; //can't place at all
    }
}

Seems to do the trick :)