    # File lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb, line 142
          def excerpt(text, phrase, *args)
            options = args.extract_options!
            unless args.empty?
              options[:radius] = args[0] || 100
              options[:omission] = args[1] || "..."
            end
            options.reverse_merge!(:radius => 100, :omission => "...")

            if text && phrase
              phrase = Regexp.escape(phrase)

              if found_pos = text.mb_chars =~ /(#{phrase})/i
                start_pos = [ found_pos - options[:radius], 0 ].max
                end_pos   = [ [ found_pos + phrase.mb_chars.length + options[:radius] - 1, 0].max, text.mb_chars.length ].min

                prefix  = start_pos > 0 ? options[:omission] : ""
                postfix = end_pos < text.mb_chars.length - 1 ? options[:omission] : ""

                prefix + text.mb_chars[start_pos..end_pos].strip + postfix
              else
                nil
              end
            end
          end