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javascript truncate string

var string = "ABCDEFG";
var truncString = string.substring(0, 3); //Only keep the first 3 characters
console.log(truncString); //output: "ABC"

how to truncate string in javascript

function truncateString(str, num) {
  if (str.length > num) {
    return str.slice(0, num) + "...";
  } else {
    return str;
  }
}

javascript truncate string full word

const truncate = (str, max, suffix) => str.length < max ? str : `${str.substr(0, str.substr(0, max - suffix.length).lastIndexOf(' '))}${suffix}`;

// Example
truncate('This is a long message', 20, '...');