inc/functions/resume.php
resume(name,length) Returns the first words of an article
The page content is first cleaned with the NoWikiParser. Then it tries to make a text from the beginning that uses approximately length characters. It allows the text to be up to 50% longer than the length.
User rights: If used in a normal page, the function has access to pages in transcluded namespaces. If used in a template page, the function has access to all pages.