Replace all html special characters in Smarty

Question

I want to truncate a string in Smarty This is the scenario: The string is "Test!abc". Maximum characters allowed = 5. Smarty gets string. If I use {$string}, I get the desired result "Test!abc" If I use {$string|truncate:5:"..":true} I get "Test&.." How can I make truncate after html chars conversion. Prefer not to make it in php. I know about "replace", but it will look like "|replace..|replace..|......" JavaScript questions and answers, JavaScript questions pdf, JavaScript question bank, JavaScript questions and answers pdf, mcq on JavaScript pdf, JavaScript questions and solutions, JavaScript mcq Test , Interview JavaScript questions, JavaScript Questions for Interview, JavaScript MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Answer 1

You could try something like: {$string|html_entity_decode:2:"UTF-8"|truncate:5:"...":true|htmlentities:2:"UTF-8"}