react-clamp

A React Component which can help you clamp Multi-line text.

Getting Started

• Install with npm: npm install react-line-clamp
• Clone the repo: https://github.com/oglen/react-clamp

Usage

1. require react-clamp to your react component:

    import Clamp from 'react-line-clamp';

2. Use react-clamp in your component:

    class Component extends React.Component {
   
        componentDidMount() {
            window && window.addEventListener('resize', event => {
                this.refs.aCard.adjustContext();
            });
        }
   
        render() {
            return <div className="container">
                <div className="grid" id="demo">
                    <div className="column">
                        <Clamp className="card" innerClassName="inner-card" ellipsis="..." ref="aCard" autoAdjustInterval={0} style={{height: '150px'}} innerStyle={{color: "#366"}}>
                        Brisbane’s Waterfront Place and the Eagle Street Pier retail complex were snapped up by property giant Dexus Property Group and Dexus Wholesale Property Fund for a staggering $635 million.
                        </Clamp>
                    </div>
                    <div className="column">
                        <Clamp className="card" innerClassName="inner-card" ellipsis="<span>&nbsp;<a href="#">Read More</a></span>" ref="bCard">
                        Brisbane’s Waterfront Place and the Eagle Street Pier retail complex were snapped up by property giant Dexus Property Group and Dexus Wholesale Property Fund for a staggering $635 million.
                        </Clamp>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        }
   
        ...
    }

   In default, the option is {autoAdjustInterval: 200}, it will ensure adjusting is automatic.

3. And set the card style:

    .card {
      height: 60px;
      overflow: hidden;
      line-height: 20px;
    }

Run Demo

There is a clear and concise example in the repo, preview it in following steps:

Enter the project fold and execute:

npm install
gulp

And visit link:

/demo/index.html