pbojinov
/ trim.string.js
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December 5, 2018 16:09
Shorten string to specified max length and and append ... at the end. It will not cut in the middle of a word but at the minimum amount of words under the limit.
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| function trim(message, maxLength) { | |
| var m = message; | |
| var maxLen = maxLength; | |
| //string is too long, lets trim it and append ... | |
| if (m.length > maxLen) { | |
| var lastSpace = m.lastIndexOf(' '); | |
| //there is no space in the word | |
| if (lastSpace === -1) { | |
| m = m.slice(0, maxLen-3); |