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lfatr on 02/16/10


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SHORTEN STRING AFTER XX LETTERS AND ADD A DELIMITER (...)

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  1. function shortenString(string, maxlen, del) {  
  2. 	string = string.toString();
  3. 	if (!del) { del='...' }
  4. 	if (string.length > maxlen) {
  5. 		string = string.substr(0, maxlen) + del;     
  6. 	}  
  7. 	return string; 
  8. }  
  9.  
  10. shortenString('some functions are just useful', 10)

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