Truncate links with CakePHP

How can I truncate links through the Html Helper in CakePHP?

the book only truncates text strings, but how the truncate a link li开发者_如何学Pythonke this?

$this->Html->link('This is a very long link that needs to be truncated', '/pages/home', array('class' => 'button', 'target' => '_blank'));

Thanks

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Combine usage with the TextHelper::truncate method. Example:

$this->Html->link(
    $this->Text->truncate('This is a very long link that needs to be truncated'),
    '/pages/home',
    array('class' => 'button', 'target' => '_blank')
);