Truncate a string to a specified length.
var truncate = require( '@stdlib/string/truncate' );Truncates a string to a specified length.
var out = truncate( 'beep boop', 7 );
// returns 'beep...'By default, the truncated string is appended with '...'. To customize the truncated string, provide an ending argument:
var out = truncate( 'beep boop', 7, '!' );
// returns 'beep b!'
out = truncate( 'beep boop', 7, '!!!' );
// returns 'beep!!!'var truncate = require( '@stdlib/string/truncate' );
var str = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.';
var out = truncate( str, 14 );
// returns 'Lorem ipsum...'
str = 'To be or not to be, that is the question';
out = truncate( str, 19, '!' );
// returns 'To be or not to be!'
str = 'The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog.';
out = truncate( str, 16, '...' );
// returns 'The quick fox...'
str = '🐺 Wolf Brothers 🐺';
out = truncate( str, 6 );
// returns '🐺 W...'Usage: truncate [options] [<string>] --len <length>
Options:
-h, --help Print this message.
-V, --version Print the package version.
--len length String length.
--ending str Custom ending. Default: '...'.
$ truncate 'Hello, World!' --len 8
Hello...
$ truncate 'Hello, World!' --len 6 --ending '!'
Hello!@stdlib/string/truncate-middle: truncate a string in the middle to a specified length.