Please see see code http://jsbin.com/eveqe3/edit, also quoted below.
I need to show text inside the item divs in such a way the the text appear only in the green box with specified width rest of the line need to be hidden. Any suggestions please...
<style>
#container{
width : 220px;
}
.item{
float:left;
border: 1px solid #0a0;
width: 100px;
height: 12px;
padding 2px;
margin: 0px 2px;
}
.clearfix{
clear: both;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<div class="item"> A very loooooooooooooooooooooong text </div>
<div class="item"> Another looooooooooooooooooooong text </div>
<div class="clearfix"> </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>