// JavaScript Document
(function($){   
 $.fn.truncate = function(options) {   
       
  var defaults = {   
   length: 315,   
   minTrail: 20,   
   moreText: "More",   
   lessText: "Less",   
   ellipsisText: "..."  
  };   
     
  var options = $.extend(defaults, options);   
       
  return this.each(function() {   
   obj = $(this);   
   var body = obj.html();   
      
   if(body.length > options.length + options.minTrail) {   
    var splitLocation = body.indexOf(' ', options.length);   
    if(splitLocation != -1) {   
     // truncate tip   
     var splitLocation = body.indexOf(' ', options.length);   
     var str1 = body.substring(0, splitLocation);   
     var str2 = body.substring(splitLocation, body.length - 1);   
     obj.html(str1 + '<span class="truncate_ellipsis">' + options.ellipsisText +    
      '</span>' + '<span  class="truncate_more">' + str2 + '</span>');   
     obj.find('.truncate_more').css("display", "none");   
        
     // insert more link   
     obj.append(   
      '<div class="clearboth">' +   
       '<a href="#" class="truncate_more_link">' +  options.moreText + '</a>' +    
      '</div>'  
     );   
  
     // set onclick event for more/less link   
     var moreLink = $('.truncate_more_link', obj);   
     var moreContent = $('.truncate_more', obj);   
     var ellipsis = $('.truncate_ellipsis', obj);   
     moreLink.click(function() {   
      if(moreLink.text() == options.moreText) {   
       moreContent.show('normal');   
       moreLink.text(options.lessText);   
       ellipsis.css("display", "none");   
      } else {   
       moreContent.hide('normal');   
       moreLink.text(options.moreText);   
       ellipsis.css("display", "inline");   
      }   
      return false;   
       });   
    }   
   } // end if   
      
  });   
 };   
})(jQuery);