JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Ajey

HTML

<span class="expanding">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</span>

JavaScript

var ttext = $('.expanding').text();
$('.expanding').text($('.expanding').text().substr(0, 120)).append('...');

var toggle = 'open';
$('body').on('click', '.expanding', function () {

    switch (toggle) {
        case 'open':
            $(this).text(ttext);
            toggle = 'close';
            break;

        case 'close':
            $('.expanding').text($('.expanding').text().substr(0, 120)).append('...');
            toggle = 'open';
            break;
    }

});