Bullet points in product description

[Runner]

I want to bullet some text in a product description by hard coding the Product Full Description. E.g

!!<&bull;>!! bullet point 1
!!<&bull;>!! bullet point 2 etc

The product layout is one per page. The bullet works on this page. I am using a section link within a box with product details to list the products in a section above the one product per page. The product desription is limited to say 10 words using the php from the AUG.

<actinic:block php="true" >
$sShort = "";
$nCount = 0;
$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />';
foreach(explode(" ", $sOriginal) as $sWord)
{
if ($nCount > 10)
{
$sShort .= "...";
break;
}
$sShort .= $sWord . " ";
$nCount++;
}
echo $sShort;
</actinic:block> 

The bullets are displayed in this section as follows: !!<• >!! bullet point 1

Is ther a way round this apart from ensuring the bullet points do not appear in the first 10 words?

[Duncan Rounding]

No, I usually pad out the description to allow for this problem but perhaps you can add a block to remove the bullet in the layout as required.

[leehack]

Sounds like a <ul> should be used on section descriptions to me.

[NormanRouxel]

Try adding after

$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />';

the following

$sOriginal = str_replace('!!<', '', $sOriginal);
$sOriginal = str_replace('>!!', '', $sOriginal);

to strip the Actinic embedded HTML markers.

[Runner]

Sounds like a <ul> should be used on section descriptions to me.

Yes, a better way to do it (bulleted list), but the !!<>!! still shows in the layout using php.

The code Norman suggested appears to work. Thank you.