public static function summary($str, $limit=100, $strip = false) {
		$str = ($strip == true) ? strip_tags($str) : $str;
		return static::truncate($str, $limit - 3, '...');
	}
public static function summary($str, $limit=100, $strip = false) {
		$str = ($strip == true) ? strip_tags($str) : $str;
		return static::truncate($str, $limit - 3, '...');
	}
public static function summary ( $ str , $ limit = 100 , $ strip = false ) { $ str = ( $ strip == true ) ? strip_tags ( $ str ) : $ str ; return static :: truncate ( $ str , $ limit - 3 , '...' ) ; }
Get the first x chars from a string. If the string is bigger it pads it with ...

@see truncate
@param string $str the string
@param integer $limit the number of characters
@param boolean $strip should we strip tags or not
@return string
Get the first x chars from a string . If the string is bigger it pads it with ...