Function truncate

Truncates string if it's longer than the given maximum string length. The last characters of the truncated string are replaced with the omission string which defaults to "...".

Since

5.6.0

See

[[replace]]

Example

truncate('hi-diddly-ho there, neighborino')
// => 'hi-diddly-ho there, neighbo...'

truncate('hi-diddly-ho there, neighborino', {
  'length': 24,
  'separator': ' '
})
// => 'hi-diddly-ho there,...'

truncate('hi-diddly-ho there, neighborino', {
  'length': 24,
  'separator': /,? +/
})
// => 'hi-diddly-ho there...'

truncate('hi-diddly-ho there, neighborino', {
  'omission': ' [...]'
})
// => 'hi-diddly-ho there, neig [...]'
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