Function truncate

Truncates a string to a maximum length.

suffix length does not influence maxLength.

If separator is provided, it will look for the closest separator to truncate to

Example

Truncate to 3 characters

const truncateTo3 = truncate(3);
const s = truncateTo3("12345");
console.log(s); // '123'

Example

Truncate to 3 characters, and add "..." suffix

const truncateTo3WithSuffix = truncate(3, '...');
const s = truncateTo3WithSuffix("12345");
console.log(s); // '123...'

Example

Truncate to the closest space (" ") up to 9 characters

const truncateTo9AtSpace = truncate(9, "", " ");
const s = truncateTo9AtSpace("123 45 6 789");
console.log(s); // '123 45 6'

Returns

the truncated String